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CYPHER/CAT.A
PRIORITY HONG KONG
Yu Murray
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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO.14 TO UKNIS GENEVA
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[HEUTRAL]
23 MAY, 1970
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ADDRESSED UKM IS GENEVA TELNO. 14 OF 23 MAY RFI FCO, WASHINGTON
AND BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE).
FOR JORDAN FIRST THING MONDAY.
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RECEIVED I
REGISTRY No. 4.
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26 MAY 1970
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 23: U.S. COTTON TEXTILES AND CTC.
WE CONFIRM THAT YOU MAY 2-
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(A) INITIAL POINTS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH AMERICANS SEMI COLON
(B) INDICATE AT CTC OUR SUPPORT FOR THREE YEAR EXTENSION OF
CTA.
2. IN THE APPARENTLY UNLIKELY EVENT OF THE QUESTION OF A
FIVE YEAR EXTENSION BEING RAISED AT CTC, WE WOULD WISH YOU TO
PROCEED WITH CAUTION BEARING IN MIND:
(A) HMG'S POSITION IN THE MATTER,
(B)
THE FACT THAT THE VIEWS OF TEXTAB HAVE NOT BEEN SOUGHT,
THOUGH THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO OBJECT IF THIS IS UNAVOIDABLE,
(C) THE LIKLIHOOD OF THE EEC THEN SEEKING A 5 YEAR AGREEMENT
WHICH MAY WELL NOT BE IN OUR INTERESTS AT THE PRESENT STAGE
OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE IR COMMERCIAL POLICY SEMI COLON BUT WE
REALISE THAT
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