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THE HAGUE TELNO 212 TO FCO
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8. IN HIS MEETING WITH MR. VAN LENNEP MR. STANS WAS ASKED
THE POSITION ABOUT THE AMERICAN POSITIVE LIST FOR THE OECD
STUDY OF GENERAL TARIFF PREFERENCES. HE REPLIED THAT HE HAD
DISCUSSED IT WITH PRESIDENT NIXON LAST WEEK, AND COULD ONLY SAY
AT PRESENT THAT THE PRESIDENT TOOK A GENERALLY LIBERAL VIEW.
AN AMERICAN OFFICIAL ADDED THAT THERE WAS NO MAJOR CHANGE
IN THE STARTING POINT OF THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE. A DUTCH
OFFICIAL PRESENT FORMED THE IMPRESSION THAT THE AMERICANS
DID NOT EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THEIR LIST FOR SOME
LONG TIME.
FCO PASS TO BERNE BONN BRUSSELS PARIS ROME TOKYO WASHINGTON
UKDEL BRUSSELS AND UKMIS GENEVA AND SAVING TO HONG KONG
AND UKDEL OECD.
MR.OLVER
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