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ARE NOT TO BE REGARDED AS RESTRAINT LIMITS AND (B) THAT THE ACCEDING

STATES HAVE SOME EXISTING BILATERAL ARRANGEMENTS (E,G. OUR AGREEMENT ON POLYESTER COTTONS). TIUS MIGHT BE EASIER THAN

GETTING THE FRENCH AND ITALIANS TO AGREE TO HIGH FIGURES ARRIVED

AT BY SOME FORMULA, AND SHOULD ALSO BE ACCEPTABLE TO HONG KONG

(HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 297 PARA 2),

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