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CYPHER CAT A

PRIORITY STOCKHOLM

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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

2 JUNE 1970

PRIORITY STOCKHOLM TEL NO.9 20 CEG KONG

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NEUTRAL

ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 9 OF 2 JUNE

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO FCO, UKMIS GENEVA AND SAVING TO

WASHINGTON AND UKDEL BRUSSELS.

FOLLOWING FROM HO.

MY TELEGRAM NO. 8 OF 29 MAY (NOT TO ALL) : TEXTILES CONSULTATIONS WITH SWEDEN.

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WHEN NEGOTIATIONS RESUMED YESTERDAY THE SWEDES MADE THE FOLLOWING

PROPOSALS :

A) COMBINED QUOTAS FOR :

1) KNITTED COTTON AND SYNTHETIC FIBRE SHIRTS WITH COTTON AND

SYNTHETIC CONTINUOS FIBRE SWEATERS :

(11) WOVEN SYNTHETIC FIBRE BLOUSES AND SYNTHETIC DISCONTINUOUS

FIBRE SHIRTS (BUT WITH A SEPARATE QUOTA FOR

SYNTHETIC DISCONTINUOUS NIGHT GARMENTS :

111) COTTON AND SYNTHETIC FIBRE ANORAKS :

IV) COTTON AND CONTINUOUS MMF UNDERPANTS, MENS AND BOYS WEAR (BUT WITH A SEPARATE QUOTA FOR THE WOMENS AND GIRLS MMF GARMENT):

B} EAS FOR WOVEN COTTON SHIRTS, BLOUSES AND NIGHT GARMENTS AS

ONE COMPOSITE ITEM

2. AT THE SAME TIME THEY CONFIRMED THEIR EARLIER PROVISIONAL

ACCEPTANCE OF A COMBINED QUOTA FOR ALL FOUR ITEMS OF WOOL AND SYNTHETIC DISCONTINUOUS SWEATERS, AND EAS FOR :

(1) TOWELS

(11) BED LINEN

(111) COTTON AND SYNTHETIC DISCONTINUOUS FIBRE SLACKS AS ONE

COMPOSITE ITEM

(IV) WOMEN'S AND GIRLS KNITTED COTTON UNDERWEAR

(V) MENS AND BOYS KNITTED COTTON AND CONTINUOUS MMF VESTS (VI) KNITTED COTTON NIGHT GARMENTS.

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3* WE ARGUED THAT THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE ITEMS IN (A) (11)

ABOVE EXCEPT NIGHT GARMENTS BUT DE GEER SIMPLY REAFFIRMED THEIR

.DETERMINATION TO PREVENT INJURY TO THIS WHOLE SECTOR. HE OFFERED TO

HELP US OUT OF OUR PRESENTATIONAL DIFFICULTIES BY IMPOSING IMPORT

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