TNAG-0243-FCO40-279-Conduct-of-Hong-Kong-commercial-relations-1973 — Page 32

Artificial flowers

Transistors & valves

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In the light of these figures we find it

difficult to believe that the proposed extension

of the delegation would be likely to present the

Board of Trade with any substantial problems.

Since interdepartmental agreement has already

been reached at the official level on the

delegation of authority for textiles, there

would seem to be little point in excluding these

much smaller items.

On general political grounds we are anxious

that the delegation should be made as wide as

possible and you will note that, to protect

HMG's position, paragraph 9 of the draft despatch

has been strengthened to ensure that we are in-

formed by the Government of Hong Kong about

any prospective negotiations.

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bosay that

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above I

hope that you will be able to support the

proposals as set out in the revised draft

despatch.

I am sending a copy of this letter to

Carey at the Ministry of Technology.

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