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THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HOPE THAT THE HIDAN GOVERNMENTS

WILL BE WILLING TO CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER IN 1972 THE BILATERAL

RESTRAINT ARRANGEMENTS WHICH THEY HAVE HITHERTO APPLIED, SUBJECT

TO THE USUAL 1 PER CENT GROWTH. GOVERNMENTS CONTINUING TO

ADMINISTER QUOTAS ARE REQUESTED TO REGARD AS A FIRST CHARGE AGAINST

THESE QUOTAS ORDERS MADE BEFORE (THE DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT

IN PARLIAMENT) AND CONFIRMED BY IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT. IF

SUCH ORDERS EXCEED QUOTAS IN ANY CATEGORY GOVERNMENTS SHOULD

INFORM THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OF THE EXCESS BUT IT MUST BE MADE

CLEAR THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT CANNOT UNDERTAKE TO ADMIT IMPORTS

IN EXCESS OF QUOTAS.

14. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR CONFIRMATION FROM THE INDIAN

GOVERNMENT, NOT LATER THAN 31 DECEMBER 1971, THAT THEY ARE PREPARED

Hong

Kong TO AGREE TO THE ARRANGEMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 13. SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT

FEEL ITSELF UNABLE TO AGREE BY THAT DATE THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

WOULD HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ADMINISTER THE QUOTAS THEMSELVES.

DOUGLAS-HOME.

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