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IMMEDIATE BERNE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 82
CONFIDENTIAL
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CONFIDENTIAL
TO
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
21 APRIL 1969
NEUTRAL
ADDRESSED TO FCO TELEGRAM NO 82 OF 21 APRIL REPEATED FOR INFORMATION
SAVING TO WASHINGTON AND U K MISSION GENEVA.
75 YOUR TELEGRAM NO 310 TO BONN: VISIT OF MR. STANS.
S. YOUR
AT THE END OF THEIR VISIT TO GENEVA, ON THE REST OF WHICH THE UK MISSION IS REPORTING, MR. STANS AND HIS PARTY HAD LUNCHEON
ON 19 APRIL WITH JOLLES AND WEITNAUER. JOLLES TODAY GAVE US THE
FOLLOWING ACCOUNT OF THE MEETING.
2. IN GENERAL THE SWISS HAD GAINED A VERY FAVOURABLE IMPRESSION OF
STANS AND HIS PARTY. THEY WERE GOOD LISTENERS VERY ANXIOUS TO ACCUMULATE FACTS AND OPINIONS BEFORE COMING TO ANY DECISIONS, AND SEEMED GENUINELY INTERESTED IN FINDING WAYS OF PURSUING LIBERAL TRADE POLICIES. NEVERTHELESS, THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE TO HONOUR MR NIXON'S CAMPAIGN COMMITMENT TO THE SOUTH.
3. AMERICANS EMPHASISED THAT THEY ENVISAGED NOTHING HARMFUL TO SWISS
INTERESTS OR INDEED TO EUROPEAN INTERESTS GENERALLY, EXCEPT FOR
ITALY. NOR DID THEY ENVISAGE A DELIBERATE BREACH OF G A T T BUT
SWISS WARNED THEM THAT IF ONCE THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
WERE BREACHED, THEY WOULD FIND IT DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO RESIST OTHER PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES. MOREOVER, ANY PROPOSAL TO
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST TAIWAN AND KOREA WOULD AMOUNT TO QUOTE
NEGATIVE PREFERENCE UNQUOTE AGAINST LESS-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
(AMERICANS APPEARED TO COUNT HONG KONG IN WITH JAPAN AS QUOTE
NDEVELOPED COUNTRIES UNQUOTE.
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