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CONFIDENTIAL Appendix 4

CR/EIC 1000/13/7

TEXTAB M/35/69 (Limited Circulation)

MEMORANDUM FOR THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD

Cotton Textiles Committee Meeting Geneva 8th-10th October, 1969

(This memorandum sets out possible guidelines

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for the Hong Kong representatives at the

Cotton Textiles Committee meeting to be held

in Geneva, 8th - 10th October, 1969.)

Introduction

The seventh Annual Review and the second Major Review of the Cotton Textiles Arrangement will be made at the Cotton Textiles Committee meeting in Geneva.

2.

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Mr. D.H. Jordan, Deputy Director of Commerce and.. Industry and Mr. D.J.C. Jones, Counsellor (Hong Kong" Affairs) in Geneva, will be Hong Kong's official representatives and, as is usual practice, they will form part of the United Kingdom. Delegation to the Meeting.

Agenda

The provisional Agenda is not yet to hand but is likely to cover the following:

3.

(a) seventh annual review of the operation of the

Cotton Textiles Arrangement i.e. during the period 1st October 1969 to 30th September 1970; (b) adjustments in the cotton textile industry; (c) the future of the Arrangement.

Review of the operation of the Arrangement

4.

A summary of Hong Kong's C.T.A. agreements (as at 1st October 1969) with other countries, and the agreement with the App. 1 United Kingdom, is at Appendix 1.

5.

There have been no major problems in the past year arising from the operation of the C.T.A.

6.

One new agreement with Australia was entered into. during the year in respect of cotton drills, other than grey, weighing between 6 oz. and 15 oz. per square yard. This has already been notified to and published by the Cotton Textiles Committee.

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Should a suitable opportunity occur, the Hong Kong representatives will register our view that Article 2, which speaks of 'relaxing restrictions progressively each year with a view to their elimination as soon as possible', can no longer provide justification for the maintenance of import restrictions

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