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REGISTRY No. 51
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30 JAN 1973
HKK 6/6
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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 182 OF 26 JANUARY/INFO PRIORITY
UKREP BRUSSELS COPENHAGEN BONN THE HAGUE BRUSSELS.
PERSONAL FOR JORDAN FROM STUART.
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NON-COTTON TEXTILES AND EEC TEXTILE POLICY.
1. MIFT CONTAINS LOBBYING INSTRUCTIONS TO BRUSSELS AND OTHER EEC
POSTS AND SHOULD BE TREATED WITH GREAT DISCRETION AS DISCUSSED
WITH HO WHEN HE WAS HERE.
2. DTI ARE ANXIOUS THAT YOU SHOULD FULLY APPRECIATE THE WEIGHT OF
STEAM BEHIND THE GERMAN CONCERNS AND THE DEGREE OF SUPPORT WITHIN
THE COMMUNITY FOR GENERAL RESTRICTIONS.
3. AS DESCRIBED IN OUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE WE SHALL CONTINUE
TO ARGUE THAT THE SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES OF GERMANY SHOULD NOT BOUNCE
THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE INTO GENERAL RESTRICTIONS WITHOUT
JUSTIFICATION. BUT THERE IS NEED FOR SPEED AND AN APPROACIL FROM
YOU TO THE GERMANS COULD TAKE MUCH OF THE HEAT OUT OF THE SITUATION.
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH AN APPROACH WAS DISCUSSED IN A PRELIMINARY
WAY WHEN HO CALLED ON RIDLEY ON 22 JANUARY,
4. WE THINK IT COULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
WOULD MAKE KNOWN TO THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT THEIR READINESS TO CONSULT
ABOUT VOLUNTARY RESTRAINTS ON A LIMITED RANGE OF PRODUCTS WHERE
DISRUPTION COULD BE SHOWN, AND TO REACH AGREEMENT QUICKLY.
5. IN MAKING ANY APPROACH, YOU MAY MAKE USE OF ANY MATERIAL IN MY TELEGRAM NO 97, BUT YOU SHOULD NOT (NOT) USE ANY MATERIAL IN THE TWO LOBBYING TELEGRAMS (MIFT AND MY TELEGRAM NO 62) NOR DISCLOSE
THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THEM.
6. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD KEEP US INFORMED.
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