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IMMEDIATE

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CYPHER CAT A

FM FCO 142105Z

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 48 OF 14 JANUARY

MY I.P.T. COTTON TEXTILES

TEXT OF PRESS NOTICE

A DELEGATION OF HONG KONG OFFICIALS HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFICIALS

OF THE DTI AND FCO DURING THE WEEK BEGINNING 18 JANUARY 1972. THESE DISCUSSIONS (WHICH CONTINUED SIMILAR ONES HELD IN DECEMBER) WERE HELD IN ORDER TO EXAMINE IN MORE DETAIL THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE

DECISION TO RETAIN QUOTA CONTROLS ON HONG KONG'S TRADE IN COTTON

TEXTILES WITH THE UK. AS A RESULT OF THESE DISCUSSIONS, THE TWO DELEGATIONS ARE REPORTING BACK TO THEIR RESPECTIVE AUTHORITIES.

DOUGLAS-HOME

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

COMMODITIES D

HKD

NEWS D

COPIES TO MR PW RIDLEY MISS L LOWNE MR K PRICE

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