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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 523 OF 8/7
INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS
PRIORITY UKMIS BRUSSELS (PLEASE PASS COPY TO SURGESS)
PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA (PLEASE PASS COPY TO MILLS)
YOUR TELNO 684: FRENCH TEXTILE RESTRICTIONS.
RE
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1. WE HAVE DISCUSSED YOUR TELEGRAM AND THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
IN BRUSSELS WITH PARIS. THE SITUATION IS STILL PATHER CONFUSED BUT AS FAR AS WE ARE ABLE TO GATHER (AND WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD RESPECT THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF (A) BELOW) IT IS AS
FOLLOWS:-
(A) THE COMMISSION HAS PROPOSED TEXTILE MEASURES WHICH PROVIDE FOR REDUCTIONS IN TEXTILE IMPORTS FROM A CERTAIN NUMBER OF MEA SIGNATORIES AND OTHER EXPORTERS. HONG KONG WOULD NOT (REPEAT NOT) BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THESE MEASURES, IT IS, HOWEVER, NOT YET CLEAR WHETHER THE FRENCH OR OTHER MEMBER STATES WILL ACCEPT THIS
COMPROMISE,
(B) THE PRACTICAL EFFECT OF THE FRENCH NOTICE TO IMPORTERS NO 144 DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE IS
NOT CLEAR TO US.
2. PARIS WILL BE MAKING ENQUIRIES OVER THE WEEKEND AND WILL COMMUNICATE WITH US ON MONDAY AS TO THE PRESENT STATE OF PLAY.
IF THERE STILL SEEMS TO BE PROBLEMS FOR HONG KONG, WE SHALL INSTRUCT PARIS TO MAKE THE REPRESENTATIONS ASKED FOR IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER
REFERENCE.
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