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PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 137

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TO HONG KONG

20 FEBRUARY 1969

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ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 137 OF 20 FEBRUARY REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKMIS GENEVA.

SWEDISH TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS:

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GENEVA TELEGRAM NUMBER 5 AND JONES' MEMORANDUM 25/69 OF 17 FEBRUARY.

WE CONFIRM THAT WE ACCEPT AGREEMENT REACHED AD REFERENDUM AT THE CONCLUSION OF NEGOTIATIONS, AS FOLLOWS:-

(1) NEW COMBINED RESTRAINT LEVEL FOR MENS AND WOMENS SYNTHETIC ANORAKS OF 795,000 PIECES FOR YEAR ENDING 3 JUNE 1969:

(11) NEW COMBINED RESTRAINT LEVEL FOR WOMENS WOOLLEN AND ACRYLIC AND MENS WOOLLEN KNITTED OUTER-WEAR OF 2,238,200 PIECES FOR YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 1969:

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NO CHANGE ON DRESS SHIRTS.

2. IN DE GEER'S LETTER OF 7 FEBRUARY ABOUT THESE RESTRAINT LEVELS NOT BEING CONSIDERED A PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE AGREEMENTS, THERE IS THE IMPLICATION THAT SWEDES WILL REQUEST EXTENSION OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS. OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS ANY SUCH REQUEST WILL NEED TO BE CAREFULLY CONCERTED. WE DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WISH TO REPLY TO DE GEER'S LETTER, BUT BEFORE YOU DO SO GRATEFUL IF TERMS COULD BE REFERRED FOR CONSIDERATION.

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