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TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 1192 OF 21/11/7.3

YOUR TELNO 1336: EEC:GSP: TEXTILES AND. FOOTWEAR,

1. YOUR PARAGRAPH 2, WE AGREE,

2. YOUR PARAGRAPH 3. WE AGREE.

3. YOUR PARAGRAPH 4. PLEASE AMEND AS FOLLOWS. QUOTE ALL THIS REPRESENTS A SUBSTANTIAL DIPLOMATIC EFFORT BY THE UNITED KINGDOM ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG, AND I HOPE THAT YOUR ASSOCIATIONS WILL

ACCEPT IT AS SUCH, UNQUOTE.

4. YOUR PARAGRAPH 5. WE AGREE.

5. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD DELETE THE WORDS QUOTE THE PRINCIPLE OF (5) UNQUOTE IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF MY TELEGRAM NO. 1187.

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