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SWEDES CLAIMED 5. SHIRTS.

ONE SECTOR OF INDUSTRY PRODUCING KNIT AND WOVEN, ALL FIBRES, BUT FIGURES GIVEN DO NOT SUPPORT CASE OF INJURY BY HONG KONG EXPORTS OF EX 841.764. THEY THEREFORE UNDERTOOK TO PROVIDE MORE COMPREHENSIVE FIGURES NEXT WEEK.

6. EXISTING RESTRAINTS, DE GEER SAID THAT SWEDEN WOULD SEEK EXTENSION AND WAS CONSIDERING WHAT FORM PERMANENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY SHOULD TAKEM, E.G. IMPORT

RESTRICTIONS.

7. GENERAL. DE DEER REFERRED TO DECLINE IN TOTAL TEXTILE PRODUCTION AND TO UNEMPLOYMENT THOUGH THE LATTER IS MUCH LOWER THAN TOTAL OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS, EMBASSY WILL COLLECT INFORMATION ON THESE AND OTHER GENERAL ASPECTS AND PASS TO LONDON AND HONG KONG.

8. AXEL MURRAY, JORDAN'S EXPLANATION WAS READILY ACCEPTED BY DE GEER BUT IT WOULD CLEARLY DE UNVISE TO HAVE ANY FURTHER CONTACT WITH MURRAY ON THIS SUBJECT.

9. JORDAN RETURNS HONG KONG BA 9280 SATURDAY 18, FCO PASS TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE.

FCO PASS PRIORITY HONG KONG

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