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CONFIDENTIAL

CYPHER/CAT A

PRIORITY HONG KONG

HON

TELEGRAM NO. 339

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

REIG

30 APRIL 1969

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ADDRESSED FCO AS MYTEL NO. 339 OF 33TH APRIL RFI STOCKHOLM,

GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT LONDON OFFICE

(FOR SELLERS)

YOUR TELEGRAM 265: SWEDISH TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS.

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CONSULTATIONS AJOURNED ON 26 APRIL SEMI COLON SWEDISH DELEGATION

LEFT FOR BANGKOK ON 27 APRIL WHERE, I GATHER, THEY WOULD CONSULT

WITH THEIR EMBASSY ON GROWTH OF SINGAPORE TEXTILE EXPORTS TO

SWEDEN. WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY INTEND TO SEEK RESTRAINT BY

SINGAPORE.

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2. THEY AGREED TO DROP WOVEN NICHTWEAR, ANORAKS AND COATS

FROM RESTRICTION IN RETURN FOR E/AS IN RESPECT OF LATTER TWO

ITEMS AND LICENSING FIGURES FOR FORMER. WE AGREED TO AN ENLARGEMENT

OF THE KNITTED UNDERGARMENTS GROUP UNDER RESTRAINT TO INCLUDE

NIGHTWEAR AND MEN'S AND BOYS' UNDERWEAR SEMI COLON THE INCLUSION

OF BLOUSES WITH THE EXISTING WOVEN SHIRTS RESTRAINT SEMI COLON

THE EXTENSION OF RESTRAINT ON TROUSERS TO INCLUDE WOMEN'S

AND GIRLS' SEMI COLON A LEVEL FOR TOWELS SEMI COLON AND E/AS ON

BED LINEN.

3. AFTER WE HAD AGREED LEVELS FOR 1969/79, AND WHILE WE WERE

DISCUSSING BRIDGING ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE CURRENT AGREEMENT VAND THE NEW. ONE, DE GEER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT FINALISE

RECEIVED IN

REGISTRY No.51)

- 2 MAY 1969

AKK6/53/1

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