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(A) ENSURE THAT NO NEW RESTRAINTS WOULD BE SCUGHT BY H.M.G.

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E E.E C. FROM HONG KONG SAVE AFTER DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL INJURY OF MATERIAL INJURY OR THREAT OF IT: THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE NO MORE/1

CRE/THAN WHAT WAS IMPLIED IN PARA. 7(A) OF YOUR SAVING TELEGRAM

4 FEBRUARY NO. 3 TO WASHINGTON REFCRTING ON TALKS WITH HIJZEN ON 1971 SEMICOLON

(B) PERSUADE THE E.E.C. TO EXCLUDE TEXTILES ALTOGETHER FROM THE

THE LATTER ON WOULD SCOPE OF THEIR UNCTAD PREFERENCE SCHEME.

BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL VIS-A-VIS THE POSITION OF OUR CLOSEST COMP- ETITORS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE CBTAIN PREFERENCES FOR THEIR TEXTILE EXPORTS TO THE E.E.C. IF THIS WERE NOT POSSIBLE FOR POLITICAL REASONS COULD THEY AT LEAST BE URGED TO EXCLUDE TAIWAN AND SOUTH

WE UNDERSTAND KOREA FROM BENEFITS UNDER THEIR SCHEME FOR TEXTILES.

THAT THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS WILL BE MEETING ON 30 MARCH TO CONSIDER THE QUESTION OF BENEFICIARIES AND YOUR EARLY INTERVENTION

MAY BE NECESSARY.

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REPEATED AS REQUESTED EXCEPT HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON

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