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(MTC 13/393/1)

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 260 OF 16 MARCH. 1973. INFO UKREP BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE).

YOURTELMO 297: NON-COTTON TEXTILES.

1. WE SUGGEST THAT IT MIGHT BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO TELL TEXTAB

INFORMALLY OF THE BACKGROUND AND PRESSURES EXISTING IN THE

CURRENT SERIES OF TALKS IN BRUSSELS, HONG KONG EXPORTERS

COULD MAKE IT TACTICALLY EASTER FOR US TO RESIST UNREASONABLE

DEMANDS IF THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN STEPS TO LESSEN

PRESSURES ON IMPORTING COUNTRIES - E.G. BY THE EXTENSION OF

THEIR UNILATERAL RESTRAINT TO BENELUX.

2. YOU COULD ALSO TELL THEM IN CONFIDENCE THAT AT TODAY'S

MEETING WE WILL AGREE TO GIVE THE COMMISSION A MANDATE TO

NEGOTIATE WITH HONG KONG FOR RESTRAINTS ON EXPORTS OF

SPECIFIC NON-COTTON TEXTILES WHICH ARE CAUSING DISRUPTION IN

PARTICULAR MARKETS BUT NOT TO A MANDATE WITCH EITHER PROVIDES

FOR THE EXTENSION TO ALL MEMBER COUNTRIES OF RESTRAINTS WHICH

CURRENTLY APPLY ONLY IN SOME OR REQUIRES THE AUTOMATIC APPLICATION IN ALL MEMBER COUNTRIES OF NEW RESTRAINTS WHICH

MAY BE NEGOTIATED BECAUSE PROBLEMS EXIST IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

DOUGLAS-HOME.

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION

TRD HKIOD

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

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COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

6 GRAFTON STREET W 1

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