TNAG-0243-FCO40-279-Conduct-of-Hong-Kong-commercial-relations-1973 — Page 93

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UKMIS GENEVA

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Trade Hong Kong Dept. Mr.Dunnett,B.O.T. Mr.A.I.Gregory,

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Your telegram No. 525: Conduct of Commercial Relations

Officials agree to your proposal for a more

generalised authority and the draft despatch will be

submitted to Ministers on that basis. The

your

amendments suggested in paragraphs 2, 3(2), 3(3)

(with the insertion of "in terms of internațional

and law" between "that" and "H.M.G."),3(4) and 39)

will be incorporated.

2.

The second half of the first sentence of the

former paragraph 3 of the draft despatch will now

read "and regarding international trade in cotton

textiles on the terms of the long-term arrangement(TA),

The word "usually" has been dropped from the end of

the former paragraph 5.

4. The first sentence of the former paragraph 6

has been omitted. The second sentence will now

read "In respect of United Kingdom import policy,

Her Majesty's Government will have

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