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CYPHER/CAT.A.

PRIORITY WASHINGTON

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2

CONFIDENTIAL [NEUTRAL]

CONFIDENTIAL

TO HONG KONG

YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 2 OF 4 FEBRUARY:

COTTON TEXTILE CONSULTATION.

1 HOPE FOR A MEETING EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DATED 5 FEBRUARY 1970

11

Attachow GATT paper.

2. WITH REFERENCE TO HONG KONG'S SUGGESTIONS IN PAPER COT/W/122, AM I RIGHT IN UNDERSTANDING THAT:

(A) ITEM (1) DOES NOT APPLY TO U.S.A. AT ALL

(B) THE U.S. CAN CLAIM THAT THE PRESENT BILATERAL WITH HONG KONG ALREADY COMPLIES WITH ITEM (11)

(C) ITEMS (111) AND (IV) (A) AND (B) REPRESENT DESIRED IMPROVE- MENTS ON EXISTING ELEMENTS OF THE BILATERAL WHILE (IV) (C) IS NEW? F.C.O. PASS PRIORITY HONG KONG.

MR. FREEMAN.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION:

H.K.D. W.EUR.D.

DDDDD

CONFIDENTIAL

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RIVED IN

R&GILTRY No. 51. -9TEL MIÙ

HILIG/204/1

HICK 6/12

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