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CONFIDENTIAL

97

Nr. Stewar A

Is X true?!

By Bag

STOCKHOLM

Telno 24 Saving

SAVING TELEGRAM

ΤΟ

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

Yes!

23 July 1969

Lon

2-17

di terras

Ré

CONFIDENTIAL

[NEUTRAL]

Addressed to F.C.0. telegram No. 24 Saving

of 23 July

Repeated for information Saving to U.K. Mission Geneva Compare

Cotton Textiles.

Your tel. No. 110 to Oslo.

Pinhais Invply

in the

Cavese Ahax

2-3 uns

Commercial Counsellor yesterday gave a copy of the statement by the President of the Board of Trade to De Geer, senior official in Economic Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has been concerned with textile matters and in particular the negotiations with Hong Kong. It was not surprising that he showed special interest in the inclusion of Hong Kong among the countries of the Commonwealth preference area to which the new duties will apply. Commercial Counsellor stressed the point in paragraph 4 of your telegram. De Geer took note of this but pointed out that the proportion of imports to total domestic consumption of cotton textiles in Sweden was higher than in the United Kingdom. He expressed satisfaction that the new duties would not be extended to EFTA countries,

Sir A. Ross

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LAST

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REF.

REF.

しい

In Cante (on radion)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

COMMODITIES DEPT.

W. EUR. DEPT.

k

COTTON TEXTILES.

Imports 1967

Exports 1967

54,600 metric tons,

5,780.

*

Domestic Production 46,400.

1967.

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· 1969

нскыз

ALL TEXTILES

Imports 1967

Exports 1967

Domestic

Production 1967.

bt.

ико

Now

4/8

1x

2,483 m.kr.

715 m.kr.

4,251 m.kr.

T% equiv. Boop. 5) Imports to total

►

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54.45% Prop. 5) Imports to Domestic Production.

57.3.4% Prop. ) Imports to Domestic Consumption:

if

Domestic production

-

58%.

Prop. ♪ Imports to total Domestic Consumption - 41%.

UK. 53%

Carsveiplin.