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CONFIDENTIAL

CYPHER CAT.A.

PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 114

CONFIDENTIAL

NEUTRAL

-NR

TO HONG KONG

27 FEBRUARY 1970.

(HONG KONG)

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51

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2 MAR 1970

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HUK 6/304/1

YOUR TELEGRAMS NOS 115 AND 123.

YOU WILL BE AWARE FROM THE TELEGRAMS REFERRED TO IN YOUR TELEGRAM NO 123 THAT WE HAVE HAD THE SUGGESTION AT PARAGRAPH 7 OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO 115 VERY MUCH IN MIND. FOLLOWING VERY BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE GENERAL PROBLEM OF TRENDS IN NON-COTTON TEXTILES DURING THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON IN JANUARY A LETTER AND MEMORANDUM ON THE SUBJECT ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT NIXON ARE NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE DRAFT TEXTS OF THESE FOLLOW IN M. 1.F.T. THEY ARE SUBJECT ONLY TO APPROVAL BY THE

PRIME MINISTER,

2. IT IS REGRETTED THAT YOU HAVE SEEN ONLY SOME OF THE RELEVANT TELEGRAMS, BUT THE TEXTS IN M.1.F.T. ARE IN FACT THE VERSIONS AGREED INTER-DEPARTMENTALLY AFTER EXCHANGES WITH WASHINGTON. IT IS THEREFORE PERHAPS SUPERFLUOUS TO REPEAT ALL PREVIOUS TRAFFIC. WE BELIEVE, HOWEVER, THAT THE DRAFTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE POSITION FOR WHICH YOU ARGUE IN YOUR TELEGRAMS NOS 115 AND 129.

3. YOU WILL APPRECIATE THAT THESE TEXTS ARE SENT TO YOU IN

STRICTEST CONFIDENCE.

STEWART

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

HONG KONG D.

COMMODITIES D.

T.P.D.

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