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CYPHER/CAT.A

HONG KONG

то

WASHINGTON

TELNO.6

19 MARCH, 1970

A

56.

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[NEUTRAL]

FOLLOWING FOR HERMANN.

COTTON TABLE CLOTHS.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION SARTORIUS ADVISED THE DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) THAT HE HAD RECEIVED INSTRUCTION FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT

TO SEEK CONSULTATIONS WITH HONG KONG ON TABLE CLOTHS IN CATEGORY

64.

2. HONGKONG LICENSING RECORDS SHOW THAT BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 1969 AND

17 MARCH 1973 :-

(A) SHIPMENTS : 80,584 LBS

(B) COMBINED SHIPMENT PLUS E/AS ALREADY APPROVED, BUT UNSHIPPED :

231,933 LBS

(C)

QUANTITY COVERED BY OUTSTANDING E/AC NOTIFIED TO THE U.S. :

82,647 LBS.

3. THE TRIGGER POINT FOR 1969/1970 IS 163,576 LBS.

SHIPMENTS IN

1968/1969 WERE 350,414 LBS AGAINST A TRIGGER OF 155,787 LBS.

4. THE U.S. PROMISE TO FORWARD A FORMAL NOTE IN A FEW DAYS.

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SARTORIUS ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE U.S. WERE SEEKING SIMILAR CONSULT-

ATIONS WITH MALAYSIA.

FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO WASHINGTON,

RECEIVEL !

REGISTRY N5.51

SIR H. NORMAN-WALKER

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED HICK 620

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION HONG KONG DEPT. COMMODITIES DEPT.

HKCKG/24/1 16/04/1

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

HONG KONG COTTON TEXTILES

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