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Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1

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Miss C H Welch

Chemicals & Textiles Division DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY

Room 737

Millbank Tower

SW1

Your reference

Our reference

Date 16 December 1971

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Dear Cherry,

COTTON TEXTILES:

1.

HONG KONG

REGISTRY No. 51 20DEC 1971

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4/K6/528/5

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Thank you for your letter of 13 December about the telegram of 7 December from the various textile and garment associations in Hong Kong.

2. I have discussed this with Michael Laird and we think that a reply should be sent to the telegram as soon as possible explaining that it arrived during our talks with a delegation from Hong Kong; that, as the associations now know, it has been agreed that further talks should be held in the week beginning 10 January 1972; and that during those further talks the Minister for Trade will of course have Hong Kong's interests as a major supplier of cotton textiles to the British market very much in mind.

3. The reply could go in either the CREDA series (to the British Senior Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong, with a copy to the Governor) or alternatively we could send it through our channels; would you let me know what you decide?

Jauns sincerely,

John

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Mr Laird (HKDY Mr Herzig (DTI)

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HE J Hale

Commodities Department