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4. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THESE DISCUSSIONS HAVE NOT TAKEN PLACE AND WE SUGGEST THAT THROUGH DODGE YOU SHOULD REMIND THE COMMUNITY

''FORMALLY THOUGH IN CONFIDENCE'' OF THESE STATEMENTS AND PRESS

FOR FULL DISCUSSION OF THE TREATMENT OF THESE PRODUCTS IN TERMS

OF BOTH ORIGIN AND DAMAGE TO COMMUNITY PRODUCERS.

5. THE REMAINING 6 ITEMS WERE LISTED AT THE END OF TABLE 3 OF THE REPORT AS ''OTHER HONG KONG SENSITIVE PRODUCTS WHICH COULD FIND THEMSELVES IN THE SAME SITUATION, FOR WHICH THE EEC IMPORTS EFFECTIVELY ONLY FROM HONG KONG AND FOR WHICH SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL HAVE TO BE GIVEN IN THE FUTURE''. SO FAR AS WE KNOW, THESE ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN FORMALLY NOTIFIED TO US AT ANY STAGE AS BEING SENSITIVE GOODS FROM HONG KONG NOR LISTED AMONG SENSITIVE AND SEMI-SENSITIVE GOODS FROM HONG KONG FORMALLÝ NOTIFIED BY THE COMMUNITY ON 26 JANUARY (CODEL 46 AND 47). ON THESE ITEMS WE SUGGEST DODGE SEEK EXPLANATION OF WHAT DAMAGE WAS BEING CAUSED.

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