TNAG-0162-FCO40-198-Export-of-textiles-to-Norway-and-Sweden-1969 — Page 36

CYPHER CAT A.

PRIORITY STOCKHOLM

TEL NO 889

CONFIDENTIAL NEUTRAL/

CONFIDENTIAL

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

9 JANUARY 1959

ADDRESSED TO FCO TEL NO 9 OF 9 JANUARY REPEATED FOR INFOR-

MATION TO HONG KONG

FOLLOWING FROM JORDAN

TEXTILE CONSULTATIONS, HONG KONG-SWEDEN.

LONGBOTHAM AND JORDAN MET SWEDES THIS MORNING.

2. TIMING AND VENUE. ALTERNATIVES ARE GENEVA, BEGINNING

5 FEBRUARY OR STOCKHOLM BEGINNING 11 FEBRUARY, BUT DE GEER WHO HAS TO BE IN GENEVA IN WEEK BEGINNING 3 FEBRUARY FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING, WOULD PREFER FORMER. 3. STATISTICS. SWEDES PRODUCED TABLES OF PRODUCTION, IMPORT AND EXPORT STATISTICS FROM 1 JANUARY 1963. TO 30 SEPTEMBER (PRODUCTION) AND 30 OCTOBER (OTHERS). THEY ALSO UNDERTOOK TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE FIGURES FOR ANORAKS (MENS AND BOY'S, WOMEN'S AND GIRLS, COTTON AND SYNTHETIC), SINCE THEIR ARGUMENT IS LARGELY BASED ON SUBSTITUTION. JORDAN WILL LEAVE COPIES OF THESE IN LONDON FOR FCO AND BOT AND TAKE OTHERS BACK TO HONG KONG

4. COMMENT ON STATISTICS. WE OFFERED **PRELIMINARY COMMENTS'' ON THESE FIGURES, WHICH DO NOT IN THEMSELVES APPEAR TO SUPPORT ** SERIOUS INJURY '' CASE. SWEDES INDICATED THAT THEIR CONCERN DERIVED MAINLY FROM THREAT POSED BY OUTSTANDING E/A SHIPMENTS.. TO THIS WE SAID

- (A) TOTAL MAY NOT BE SHIPPED,

(B) FIGURES MAY BE INFLATED BY

INSURANCE APPLICATIONS'',

(C) SHIPMENTS COULD NOT ALL ARRIVE IN 1969 AND SHOULD

THEREFORE NOT BE ADDED TO 1968 EXPORT LICENCE FIGURES

(WE MUST TRY TO WORK OUT LIKELY TOTALS FOR 1968).

CONFIDENTIAL

5./

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