TNAG-0164-FCO40-200-Export-of-textiles-to-Norway-and-Sweden-1969 — Page 198

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HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 301 TO FCO

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TO GOLDSMITH COULD COVER RESTRAINT REQUESTS ON ITEMS NOW UNDER E/A.

IF THIS SHOULD PROVE TO BE THE CASE, I WILL NATURALLY RESIST STRONGLY

BUT IN THE FINAL RESORT I FEEL IT WILL NOT BE IN HONG KONG'S INTEREST

TO REFUSE TO CONCEDE SYNTHETIC BLOUSES IF OUR INTRANSIGENCE WOULD

LEAD TO BREAKING OFF NEGOTIATIONS. YOU WILL RECALL THAT RESTRAINT

ON THIS ITEM, IF NECESSARY, WAS AGREED TO AT THE MEETING IN PART'S

OFFICE ON 27TH JUNE 1968. THE PRESENT SWEDISH CASE ON THIS ITEM IS

BETTER THAN LAST SUMMER. ACCORDINGLY, MY NEGOTIATING INSTRUCTIONS

WILL INCLUDE FALL BACK POSITIONS FOR RESTRAINT TO BE CONCEDED, IF

NECESSARY, ON :-

(A) EXISTING KNITWEAR ITEMS ONLY,

(B) EXISTING KNITWEAR AND ANORAKS,

(C) ADD WOMEN'S' AND GIRLS' DISCONTINUOUS ANORAKS,

(D) ADD MEN'S AND BOYS' ACRYLIC KNITWEAR, AT THE SAME TIME SEEKING-

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(1) TO LIMIT RESTRAINT IN RESPECT OF WOMEN'S AND GIRLS'

SYNTHETIC KNITWEAR TO ACRYLIC ONLY THUS RECOVERING ITEM IN TABLE

2(11) SEMICOLON AND

(11) THAT THEY DROP BLOUSES

(E) AS A LAST RESORT TO CONCEDE BLOUSES AS WELL.

5. 1 PROPOSE TO ARGUE LEVELS ON ANNEX B OF C.T.A.

FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO STOCKHOLM AND GENEVA, PRIORITY TO HONG

KONG GOVERNMENT LONDON OFFICE.

SIR D. TRENCH

REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

!COPY SENT TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT LONDON OFFICE

VIA ADR !

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

HONG KONG D.

TR. POL. D.

W. EUR. D.

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