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5. IF YOU STILL BELIEVE A PUBLIC STATEMENT-IS ESSENTIAL (YOUR PARAGRAPH 4) THE VIEW HERE IS THAT IT SHOULD BE IN LOW KEY, POSSIBLY ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:-

QUOTE WE KNOW THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS MOST CONCERNED THAT THE COMMUNITY AND HONG KONG SHOULD REACH AGREEMENT ON A NEW BILATERAL TEXTILE AGREEMENT. THERE IS CLEARLY A STRONG HOPE THAT THE COMMISSION, WHO ARE NEGOTIATING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, AND HONG KONG WILL BOTH DO WHAT THEY CA!! TO REACH AN AGREEMENT ON THIS IMPORTANT MATTER AFFECTING THE TEXTILE INDUSTRIES OF ALL THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED, UNQUOTE

OWEN

FILES HKGD (5) EID (E)

PS/MR JUDD

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS PS/PUS

MR CORTAZZI

MR BUTLER

MR THOMAS

MR MURRAY

MR FRETWELL

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