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3. AS REGARDS PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR TELEGRAM: WE HAVE NEVER SOUGHT

A QUOTE SET UNQUOTE SHARE OF HARDSHIP YARDAGE: ONLY A FAIR SHARE

OF WHATEVER HARDSHIP YARDAGE IS EVENTUALLY DECIDED UPON, HAVING REGARD TO ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE DIFFICULTY FOR YOU OF ALLOCATING HARDSHIP YARDAGE PROPORTIONATE TO QUOTA

RIGHTS OR EVEN TO HARDSHIP CLAIMS LODGED.

FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MACLEHOSE

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

COMMODITIES D

HKD

COPIES TO

MISS L LOWNE MR N BILLINGHAM MISS J ELLIOTT MR K PRICE

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