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1. When the attached submission reached Mr Wilford he suggested a number of additions to the draft with, in particular, a new piece dealing with cotton textiles which he drafted on the assumption that we would in fact be able to persuade the DTI to move a little further towards the Hong Kong position. This piece is intended to go in in paragraph 14 after the asterisk at the foot of page 4.

Comment received Leslie Monson. riverbed I weekend.

2. The draft as it now stands has been cleared with Sir

To save time I sent a copy direct to Mr Logan in case Mr Royle wished to look at the draft over the

I have arranged with Mr Forrester that if Mr Royle has any comments they will be sent direct to you.

3. The present position about cotton textiles is that Mr Royle will be seeing Sir John Eden tomorrow afternoon. As you will by now know, it is also proposed that the Secretary of State should write to Mr John Davies.

31 January 1972

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