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THE COTTON AGREEMENT WITHOUT A NON-COTTON ACCORD, ALTHOUGH UP
TO THAT POINT HE HAD SPOKEN OF QUOTE FINISHING OFF COTTON UNQUOTE.
FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS CEASED AND THE TALKS CONTINUED ON AN EXPLORATORY
BASIS.
4. WE NONETHELESS INDICATED THAT WE WOULD IMPLEVENT NEW COTTON
RESTRAINT AGREEMENTS UNILATERALLY FROM 1.5.69 TO 30.6.78,
OVERLAPPING WITH EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS UNTIL 31 MAY 1969. DRAFT
AGREEMENT INCLUDING CARRYOVER CLAUSE ALSO HANDED TO SWEDES FOR
LATER CONSIDERATION.
NON-COTTON
5. DE GEER MADE A FURTHER ATTEMPT TO EXTEND SCOPE OF CONSULTATIONS,
TO COVER CONVERSION OF ALL E/AS TO RESTRAINTS FOR CURRENT AND
COMING YEARS IN ADDITION TO EXTENSION OF EXISTING RESTRAINTS
MODIFIED BY -
(1) ADDITION OF WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' DISCONTINUOUS FIBRE ANORAKS
(11) DROPPING OF WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' CONTINUOUS FIBRE SWEATERS,
(111) E/AS FOR MEN'S AND BOYS' DISCONTINUOUS FIBRE SWEATERS.
HE ARGUED THAT THEIR MEMORANDUM OF 18.3.69 WAS FOR BACKGROUND
INFORMATION AND WAS NOT PART OF THEIR FORMAL REQUEST FOR
CONSULTATIONS, AND THAT THEIR ACTUAL INTENTION HAD BEEN MADE CLEAR TO
EMBASSY, STOCKHOLM AND TO GOLDSMITH. JORDAN MADE IT CLEAR THAT
HE COULD NOT ACCEPT THIS AND EMPHASISED THE ABSENCE OF ANY FORMAL
REPLY TO OUR NOTE OF 3 APRIL TO CONSUL- GENERAL, AND THAT THIS
MEANT THAT THE HONG KONG DELEGATION HAD NO INSTRUCTIONS TO COVER
EXTENSION OF SCOPE, OF NON-COTTON RESTRAINTS. WE MADE IT CLEAR
THAT, PARTICULARLY AT PRESENT JUNCTURE (STANS AND CO.) WE. - SHOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER VERY CAREFULLY, IN CONSULTATION WITH YOU.
DE GEER ACCEPTED THIS,
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