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the overall limit. Growth would be given and was negotiable.

He expected growth to be of the order of what had occurred

in cotton. There was a need to have an overall ceiling in

the view of the U.S. Government because of the fungibility

of the Hong Kong textile industry. This had been amply

illustrated at the time the U.S. Government had had a series

of C.T.A. Article 3 restraints with Hong Kong following

a series of individual category negotiations. He thought

that in the long run it might be less injurious for

international trade relations if comprehensive arrangements

were made ab initio than if endless annual extensions with

new categorisation had to be discussed and agreed. The

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so called selective approach" was not practicable since

so many individual negotiations with so many individual

countries would be needed. Mr. Wehner then asked what

problems would be created for Hong Kong if it were to

accept the U.S. proposals for a comprehensive agreement.

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Sir Eugene Melville reminded the U.S. Government

representatives that he and his colleagues were there only

to seek elucidation of the U.S. Government position.

Nate from the Hong Kong Government should in no way be

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considered as an offer by Hong Kong to negotiate a limited

agreement on specific products. Before this could happen

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the U.K. and Hong Kong Governments would need to be convinced there

was in fact a problem arising from imports from Hong Kong.

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