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PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE!
TEL NO 237
19 APRIL 1969
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ADDSD TO F C O TEL NO 237 OF 19 APRIL REPTD FOR INFMN TO ROME
PARIS HONG KONG AND SAVING TO BONN BERNE UKDEL EEC BRUSSELS
BRUSSELS THE HAGUE WASHINGTON AND TOKYO
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MY TEL NO 235: VISIT OF MR. STANS TO EUROPE
MY AMERICAN COLLEAGUE HAD NOT MUCH TO ADD ABOUT THE IMPACT ON
STANS OF HIS VISIT TO GENEVA. THE AMERICANS HERE HAD AS YOU
KNOW BEEN ADVOCATING A STRONG LINE IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED
US ACTION ON NON-COTTON TEXTILES. THEY WERE, HOWEVER, SURPRISED
AT THE STRENGTH OF THE CASE WHICH STANS HAD BEEN BRIEFED TO PLEAD
AND IMPRESSED BY THE POLITICAL NEED ON THE AMERICAN SIDE TO DO
SOMETHING FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY. THE ECONOMIC CASE MIGHT
NOT BE AS STRONG AS WAS MADE OUT, ALTHOUGH IMPORTS OF MAN-
MADE FIBRES HAD CERTAINLY BEEN RISING FAST (STANS GAVE THE RISE
AS 54 PERCENT LAST YEAR). THE MAIN ISSUE WAS, HOWEVER, THE
PRESIDENT'S COMMITMENT DURING THE CAMPAIGN WHICH SEEMED TO BE
PRETTY FIRM. WILBUR MILLS HAD TELEGRAPHED TO STANS IN GENEVA
TO SAY THAT IF THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT ACT CONGRESS WOULD,
THE AMERICANS HERE ARE NOW THEREFORE INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT A
WAY WILL HAVE TO FOUND TO GIVE THE INDUSTRY SOME SATISFACTION OVER
RISING IMPORTS.
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
22 APR 1969
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