CYPHER/CAT A
CONFIDENTIAL
IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NO. 615
CONFIDENTIAL
NEUTRAL
TO BONN
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14 NOVEMBER 1969
(COMMODITIES)
ADDRESSED TO BONN TELEGRAM NO. 815 OF 14 NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR
INFORMATION TO UKDEL BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON.
REFERENCE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION GILBERT JONES AND MILNE.
TEXTILES.
IN RESPONSE TO GERMAN REQUEST FOR AN INDICATION WHETHER OUR
ATTITUDE IS LIKELY TO REMAIN UNCHANGED AT THE SESUMED CTC
21 MEETING IN DECEMBER YOU MAY SPEAK ON THE FOLLOWING LINEST (1) OUR ATTITUDE AS INDICATED IN OUR TELEGRAM NO. 697 REMAINS
BROADLY UNALTERED.
(2) WE DO NOT EXPECT TO TAKE FIRM DECISIONS ABOUT OUR LINE AT THE RESUMED CTC MEETING UNTIL ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER. MEANWHILE WE SHALL OF COURSE BE WATCHING DEVELOPMENTS CLOSELY AND IN PARTICULAR
THE CURRENT TALKS BETWEEN THE AMERICANS AND THE JAPANESE.
(3)
ERNST WILL BE VISITING THIS COUNTRY AT BEGINNING OF DECEMBER AND
WE EXPECT TO DISCUSS WHOLE QUESTION WITH HIM THEN.
4) GERMAN AUTHORITIES WILL BE AWARE THAT AT RECENT CTC MEETING IN GENEVA OUR DELEGATION ENDORSED THE EEC SUGGESTION FOR POSSIBLE GATT STUDY, WE SHALL BE INTERESTED TO LEARN ON WHAT LINES THE GERMANS MAY BE THINKING OF DEVELOPING THEIR IDEAS ON THIS SUGGESTION.
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REGISTRY No.51
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