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CONFIDENTIAL

Trade Policy Department Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London S.W.1

4 December, 1970.

Dear Thirs Welch

Consultations with Hong Kong

I am afraid the summary record of the informal discussions on the U.S. Trade Bill and the U.S./ Japanese textile talks held with the ilong Kong delegation on 25 November, and attended by Mr. Carey, has been held up by illness in this Department. However, I now attach it, and would much appreciate your confirming from Mr. Carey that the Hong Kong proposal and the UK attitude towards it are correctly de scribed.

2. May I take it that the draft referred to in paragraph 4 will be produced by your Department, if there is no major objection to the Hong Kong proposal?

Yours EveR

Muchard Pernovel

Листая

(M. Perceval)

لاما

Miss C. 11. Welch,

Chemicals and Textiles Division.

Department of Trade and Industry, Thames House South,

Millbank,

London, S.W.1.

CC:

Mr. Gallagher, FCO.

Mr. Heath, Commodities Dept., FCO.

Mr. Laird, Hong Kong Dept., FCO.

Mr. Britten, Trade Policy Dept., FCO. Miss J.E. Elliott, CRE, DTI.

C.S. Inglefield, Esq., CRE, DTI.

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