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CONFIDENTIAL
IMMEDIATE STOCKHOLM TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
IMMEDIATE STOCKHOLM TELEGRAM NO.8 TO HONG KONG OF 29 MAY 1970 CONFIDENTIAL
NEUTRAL
ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO. 8 OF 29 MAY REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO FCO AND UK MIS GENEVA (FOR JORDAN).
FOLLOWING FROM HO
CONSULTATION WITH SWEDEN.
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AL THOUGH ATMOSPHERE WAS RELAXED, AT RE-COMMENCEMENT THE SWEDES
HAD NOT SHIFTED FROM THEIR POSITION AT THE END OF FIRST ROUND.
SOME PROGRESS WAS EVENTUALLY MADE, BUT DEADLOCK WAS DEVELOPING
UNTIL WE TOOK THEM UP ON THEIR OFT REPEATED OFFER OF COMBINED
QUOTAS FOR WOVEN SHIRTS, KNITTED SHIRTS, ANORAKS AND UNDERPANTS AS SEPERATE GROUPS. THIS ACCEPTANCE BY US HAS, HOWEVER, THROWN
THE SWEDES INTO DISARRAY AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DISCUSS FURTHER
UNTIL MONDAY. IN CIRCUMSTANCES NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNLIKELY TO
BE CONCLUDED BEFORE TUESDAY.
2.
INDUSTRIAL ADVISERS PROPOSE TO LEAVE BY 30 MAY. LAM WILL BE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG BY BA922 ON 31 MAY, TIEN BY PA845 FROM TOKYO ON 3 JUNE, AND LIN BY SR308 ON 5 JUNE.
3. PLEASE NOTIFY MY WIFE OF THIS DELAY.
FCO PASS IMMEDIATE HONGKONG AND ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA.
SIR A ROSS
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED ]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
COMMODITIES DEPT.
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION HONG KONG INT TRADE
W.EUR. DEPT.
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