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REGISTRY No.51

22 JUL 1969

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IMMEDIATE H C SINGAPORE

TELE NO 712

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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

21 JULY 1969

CONFIDENTIAL

NEUTRAL

ADDRESSED TO FCO TELEGRAM NO. 712 OF 21 JULY REPEATED FOR

INFORMATION TO KUALA LUMPUR,

YOUR TELNO 113 TO BERNE,

TEXTILE COUNCIL REPORT.

IN VIEW OF THE PREVIOUS HISTORY OF PRESSURE BY THE SINGAPORE

GOVERNMENT FOR AN INCREASE IN COTTON TEXTILE QUOTAS TO HELP OFFSET

THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE MILITARY WITHDRAWAL I WOULD BE GRATEFUL

FOR GUIDANCE ON WHAT I MIGHT SAY TO THE SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT IF

THEY RETURN TO THE CHARGE AND MAKE A SPECIAL PLEA ON THESE GROUNDS,

THE ARRANGEMENTS PROPOSED FOR INDIA ARE UNLIKELY TO PASS UNNOTICED

HERE.

2. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR GUIDANCE ON GREY CLOTH. IN

THE PAST WE HAVE TAKEN THE LINE WITH THE SINGAPORCANS THAT QUOTA

RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO GREY CLOTH FOR RE-PROCESSING IN THE

UNITED KINGDOM, DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATED FIGURE OF GREY CLOTH

IMPORTED FROM SINGAPORE FOR RE-PROCESSING? PRESUMABLY THE GREY