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CYPHER/CAT.A.

PRIORITY BRUSSELS TO HONG KONG

TELNO. 59

15 DECEMBER, 1969

CONFIDENTIAL.

[NEUTRAL]

FROM DODGE.

COTTON TEXTILES TO THE BENELUX,

K.271.

PH pl.

12/2/20

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THE BENELUX, ORALLY THROUGH KOOPS, HAVE REQUESTED OUR AGREEMENT TO THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF THE 1976 ARRANGEMENTS SINCE ALL. THE

NECESSARY FORMALITIES MAY NOT NOW BE COMPLETED THIS MONTH. THEY

SUGGEST THAT THIS WOULD BE MOST QUICKLY AND EASILY EFFECTED BY A

FURTHER EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN STOLP AND MYSELF,

2. THEY HAVE ACCORDINGLY. DRAFTED THE SUGGESTED EXCHANGE AND STOLP'S LETTER WOULD READ AS FOLLOWS:

+WITH REFERENCE TO THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE HAGUE FROM 17-20 NOVEMBER 1959, BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS

OF THE BENELUX COUNTRIES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG RELATING TO THE RENEWAL OF THE AGREEMENT OF 18 NOVEMBER 1968, CONCERNING TRADE IN COTTON TEXTILES, WHICH RESULTED IN AGREED MINUTES SIGNED ON 29 NOVEMBER 1969, WITH DRAFT PROTOCOLS ATTACHED THERETO AND AN EX-

CHANGE OF LETTERS, I HAVE THE HONOUR TO RECORD HEREUNDER THE FOLL-

OWING UNDERSTANDING:

THE NEGOTIATING DELEGATIONS AGREED TO SUBMIT THE ABOVE-MENTIONED

PROTOCOLS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS. UPON

RECEIPT OF SUCH APPROVAL DULY AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES WILL SIGN

THE PROTOCOLS.

PENDING THE APPROVAL AND SIGNING OF THE DOCUMENTS IT WAS AGREED

TO APPLY PROVISIONALLY THE UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENTS CONTAINED

THEREIN.+

"EIVED IN

**4.51 259

AKI 6/534/1

/3, TO WHICH

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