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ROUTINE WASHINGTON TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
WASHINGTON TELEGRAM NO.61 TO HONG KONG 7 31 AUGUST 1970
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FROM HERMANN.
17
18
2/9/20.
HKK 6/16.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 45: COTTON TEXTILES.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND E.E.C. PROVIDES 47 PERCENT INCREASE
OVER PREVIOUS LEVEL AND 18 PERCENT SWING THROUGHOUT. THIS IS STILL
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2. INDIANS HAVE JUST FINISHED NEGOTIATING NEW COTTON TEXTILE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICANS. EMBASSY CANNOT YET DIVULGE DETAILS BUT
INDICATE THAT THEY OBTAINED SIMILAR RESULT TO PAKISTANIS.
3. NEITHER SIDE MENTIONED NON-COTTONS DURING THIS NEGOTIATION.
FCO PASS HONG KONG
MR FREEMAN
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION:
COMMODITIES D..
H.K.D.
F.E.D.
AMERICAN D.
S.A.D.
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H.K.TNTTTRADE
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