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TO FLASH HONG KONG TELNO 135 OF 11 FEBRUARY.
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YOUR TELNO. 134: COTTON TEXTILES,
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1. WE REGRET THAT YOU FIND THE PROPOSALS UNACCEPTABLE. AS WE
ARE SURE YOU REALISE, MUCH EFFORT HAS GONE INTO WORKING CUT THESE FURTHER CHANGES IN AN ATTEMPT TO MEET THE SUGGESTIONS IN
YOUR TELNO. 72.
2. WE HOPE THAT THE TEXTILE ADVISORY BOARD WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO STUDY OUR PROPOSALS AND THAT THEY WILL SEE THAT, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF OUR OVERALL POLICY, WE HAVE GONE A LONG WAY TOWARDS MEETING THE INTERESTS OF HONG KONG AND CERTAINLY IN A MANNER WHICH WE WOULD NOT DO FOR ANY OTHER OVERSEAS SUPPLIER. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD RECOGNISE THE POSSIBILITIES FOR NEGOTIATION ON POINTS (11) AND (IV) OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF MY TELNO. 132.
3. WHILE WE HAVE NOT EMPLOYED THIS METHOD IN OUR AGREEMENTS WITH HONG KONG, WE HAVE USED IT, TO THE DENEFIT OF OTHER OVERSEAS SPPLIERS IN EARLIER AGREEMENTS WITH THEM: AND WE CANNOT SEE THAT THE SAME SHOULD NOT BE TRUE FOR HONG KONG, FOR THE REASONS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF MY TELNC. 130.
4, YOU WILL SEE FROM THE FOREGOING THAT WE CANNOT OFFER STILL FURTHER CONCESSIONS. WE THINK WE HAVE PROVIDEL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONCLUSIVE SET OF DISCUSSIONS AND WE GREATLY HOPE THAT ON PEFLECTION YOU WILL AGREE TO RECOMMENDING TO TEXTAB DETAILED CONSIDERATION OF GUR PROPOSALS WHICH MAY LEAD TO LATER
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5. NO LOUBT LAIRD IS BEING KEPT INFORMED.
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