TNAG-0388-FCO40-434-Exports-of-knitwear-from-Hong-Kong-to-the-UK-1973 — Page 33

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TO IMMEDIATE UKREP BRUSSELS TELKO 9,OF 5 JANUARY.

M IP Ts KNITTED GOODS.

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OUR KNITTING INDUSTRY'S REQUEST FOR PROTECTION FROM LOV-COST VIPORTS OF WIDERWEAR AND OUTERWEAR IS BEING EXAMINED, AND MINISTERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECIDE SHORTLY MIETHER QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE JUSTIFIED, FOR YOUR INFORMATION, IT IS LIKELY THAT THE SITUATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE CAREFULLY WATCHED, BUT THAT ALL KIITWEAR INCLUDING KNITTED COTTONS WILL PROBABLY REMAIN FREE OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS FOR THE TIME BEING.

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