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18 JUNE 1969
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PRIORITY STOCKHOLM TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
PRIORITY STOCKHOLM TEINO 3 TO HONG KONG
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[NEUTRAL]
ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO 3 OF 18 JUNE RFI
TO FCO
FROM JORDAN.
I HAVE TO-DAY INITIALLED: (A) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON COTTON ON BASIS AGREED
IN HONG KONG PLUS 10% CARRYOVER WITHOUT LIMITATION TO . ''BACIC LEVELS'' REFERRED TO IN PARA. 6(11) OF OUR DRAFT: (B) E A LETTER ON COTTON ITEMS AS AGREED IN HONG KONG PLUS PARA. IN WHICH SWEDES UNDERTAKE TO CONSIDER ON REQUEST EXTENSION OF VALIDITY IN CASES WHERE HOLDERS OF EA'S
ARE CAUGHT BY SUSPENSION:
(C) UNILATERAL RESTRAINT LETTER ON NON-COTTONS AT FOLLOWING
LEVELS FOR YEAR FROM 1 JULY:-
(1) KNITWEAR (MB AND WG WOOL, WG DISCONTINUOUS)- 2,210,000: (11) ANORAKS (MB AND WG CONTINUOUS AND DISCONTINUOUS
SYNTHETIC) 545,000:
(111) DRESS SHIRTS (DISCONTINUOUS SYNTHETIC) -625,000:
THIS ALSO INCLUDES 10% CARRYOVER ON EXISTING RESTRAINTS:
(D) E A LETTER ON FOLLOWING NON-COTTONS:-
(1) M B DISCONTINUOUS SYNTHETIC KNITWEAR:
(11) W G MMF UNDERGARMENTS EXCLUDING TIGHTS AND PANTY-
NYLONS:
(111) SYNTHETIC BLOUSES AND JUMPERS: ALSO WITH
ADDITIONAL PARAGRAPH AS AT (B) ABOVE.
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
20 JUN 1969
HKK 6/3/L
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