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the many problems which were building up

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for Hong Kong. Without thom it might been

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delay

same Ring possible to hold off Hong Kong's proboure

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Kong

He repeated that he did not

think there would be much trouble in the

House of Commons. We must go ahead and

make an approach on Hong Kong's behalf.

We must see that Hong Kong was not put in

a worse position that its competitors.

Mr

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Robinson asked if he meant all Hong

Kong's competitors or only those in

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Section and B of paragraph 1 of

submission of 26 September

Annex B & M. Sthanks

It was crucial to

decide whether we should insist on long

Kong being treated as well as its compet-

itors or whether we were insisting that

her competitors should be treated as

badly. We should have to prepare a paper

for an E.U.M. meeting next week. The DTI

would oppose holding out for Hong Kong to

be treated as well as her competitors but

probably would not object too strongly

if we demanded that her competitors should

be treated as badly as herself. The DTI

fear was that the Commission would be

provoked into adopting measures opposing

the free circulation of textiles.

Mr.

•

Stuart did not think that the DTI

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