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RECEIVED IN REGATRY NA51 26 JUN 1969

HKK6/528/8

Kong

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Reference....

Mr. Vereker (S. Asian Dept., W 134A)

Mr. P. F. Walker (S. Asian Dept., W 134)

Miss Vining (NACD K 303

Mr. Evans (NACD K 300A)

Mr. Hayward

Mr. Tallboys

Mr. Tyler (s.

(West African Dept., E MS 44)

(East African Dept., E MS 32)

European Dept., W 73)

Mr. W. H. Swan (S. European Dept., W 73)

Mr. Le Breton (SWPD K 291)

Mr. Murray (HKD K 245)

Policy on Imports of Cotton Textiles

After 1970

We have received a Board of Trade paper which states that the Board are disposed to accept the Textile Council's proposal (in their recently published report on the Lancashire textile industry) that the import quotas on cotton textiles should be withdrawn and replaced, in the case of Commonwealth supplies, by a tariff at 85% of the existing MFN rate. The latter would continue to apply to non-Commonwealth suppliers. We expect this paper to be discussed at an early PCO meeting.

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You will have seen our telegram no.

etics poc and you will also have seen, be seeing, the reply from the post

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If you have any comments, we should be glad to have them urgently.

Hid & Balling

(H. D. G. Collings)

Commodities Department

19 June, 1969

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