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3 July 1969.
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I am afraid that I must resurrect a matter you probably think is settled. I refer to PC0 Daving
sspatch
17
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HWB6/47
no. 712 of 20 (ecember 1950 to Hong Kong about the discussions held in Seştember concerning Hong Kong's exports to the VII of wide sheeting and sheets.
2.
We still have to sign with Hong Kong the Memorandus of Laderata ding promised in the second paragraph of our Saving Despatch. But before this can be lone we have to
This is resolve one point on which agreement is lacking. revealed in paragraphe 21 of the Governor'e Deepatol and 7 of our 0911. The difference of opinion is over what was a reel on the question of "growth" The Board of Trade are "ottori" 3 per cent growth; Bone Kon believe they have the right to "claim" 6 per cent. Whether offer, or claim, is the right word to use le ends on the extent to which the 1966 Heads of Agreement are consilered to be relevant to these 1968 discussions.
3.
The September talks were hold cure I had any responsibility for Hong Kong affairs, but un'erstand that Hongeng have maintained throughout (1th the C's full support) that they could only be conducted within the framework of the 1966 Reads of Agreement overning Hong Zon 'a exports of cotton textiles to the UK, any reement reached on the wide sheeting issue being expressed in codifications to the Heads of Agreement. In this connection please see Teath ason's letter to you of 27 August 1968. rong roug
do not accept that a distinct and separate agre ment could
be or was concluded in respect of wide sheeting and sheets.
Mo 8. are that view.
P. W. CARLY, HIQ.,
BOARD OF TRADE.
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