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PRIORITY HONG KONG TO ERUSSELS
TELEGRAM NO. 16
CONFIDENTIAL 150723Z
DATED 14 DECEMBER 1970
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FOR DODGE.
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 51: HONG KONG/E E C COTTON TEXTILES.
ASSUMING INITIALING TAKES PLACE BUT SIGNING CANNOT BEFORE END OF THE YEAR, YOU SHOULD HAND TO ERNST A LETTER IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
"' I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO CONVEY TO YOU THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO INTRODUCE UNILATERALLY, WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY, 1971, THE EXPORT RESTRAINT ARRANGEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE INITIALLED BY US ON (DATE). THIS ACTION IS WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FORMAL RATIFICATION OF THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT AND IS TAKEN TO AVOID UNCERTAINTIES WHICH COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE CONDUCT OF TRADE.
THE H.K. GOVERNMENT WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY ASSURANCE THAT SUITABLE" ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE BY MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT NO OBSTACLES ARE PLACED IN THE WAY OF GOODS EXPORTED UNDER THIS PROCEDURE''.
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PLEASE POINT OUT TO ERNST THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY EXPEDIENT
ENDING FORMAL RATIFICATION ALSO STRESS THAT AS SOME SHIPMENTS
MAY BE MADE BY AIR IT IS IMPORTANT THAT INSTRUCTIONS TO MEMBER
STATES' CUSTOMS AND IMPORT LICENSING AUTHORITIES ARE ISSUED WITHOUT
DELAY.
(F.C O PLS PASS PRIORITY TO BRUSSELS)
SIR.D.TRENCH.
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED ]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
H.K. DEPT.
COMMODITIES DEPT.
E.I.D.
T.P.D.
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MR. NICOLL, D.T.I., VICTORIA ST. MISS C. WELCH, D.T.I., MILLBANK MR. R.W. GRAY, D.T.I.
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