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IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
ELEGRAM NO. 86
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TO HONG KONG
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30 JANUARY 1969
(HKK6/531/1)
ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 86 OF 30 JANUARY
AND TO STOCKHOLM REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKMIS GENEVA. YOUR TELEGRAMS 91 AND 95.
462. THE FIGURES YOU NOW PROVIDE OF EXPORTS OF ACRYLIC CERTAINLY JUSTIFY CAUTION OVER APPROACH TO SWEDES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OF THE SORT WE NEVERTHELESS STILL THINK NECESSARY. WE ARE ASKING STOCKHOLM THEREFORE TO ACT ON OUR TELEGRAM 81 BUT BY ASKING SWEDES TO PROVIDE A TABLE COVERING PRODUCTION, IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF ALL KNITTED CARDIGANS SWEATERS ETC., MENS AND BOYS, ON EXACTLY THE SAME COMPREHENSIVE LINES THEY FOLLOWED FOR QUOTE CERTAIN SHIRTS UNQUOTE AND FOR QUOTE CERTAIN JACKETS AND ANORAKS UNQUOTE IN TABLES DATED 10 AND 9 JANUARY RESPECTIVELY IN SWEDISH BOARD OF COMMERCE. THIS APPROACH WILL AVOID THE DIRECT REFERENCE TO ACRYLICS YOU FEAR. EX 751. THE FIGURES WE REQUIRE HERE MAY WELL INDICATE THE TREND YOU ANTICIPATE BUT AS WE LACK FIGURES FOR THE MALE GARMENTS ABOVE WE THINK WE MUST OBTAIN THEM. WE ARE THEREFORE ASKING STOCKHOLM TO ACT ON PARAS 3 AND 6 OF OUR TELEGRAM NO. 81.
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