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[NEUTRAL]
STANS AND TEXTILES.
TC WASHINGTON
6 JUNE, 1969
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'THE ECONOMIST' OF 24TH MAY, 1969 CARRIES AN ARTICLE DATELINE
WASHINGTON TO THE EFFECT THAT QUOTE JUST BEFORE LEAVING
WASHINGTON STANS WENT TO SEE WILBUR MILLS AND PERSUADED HIM
TO PUBLISH A SOMEWHAT HASTY VERSION OF A BILL IMPOSING UNILATERAL
QUOTAS ON TEXTILE IMPORTS. THIS WAS THE THREAT FROM CONGRESS
WHICH MR. STANS HELD OVER THE JAPANESE AND OTHERS WHO MIGHT HAVE
BEEN LESS IMPRESSED IF THEY HAD KNOWN THAT MR. MILLS HAD ONLY
PUBLISHED THE BILL AT THE SPECIFIC REQUEST OF MR. STANS. , UNQUOTE
2. DO YOU KNOW IF THIS REPORT IS ACCURATE?
IF IT IS, COULD I
BE INFORMED PLEASE OF ANY DETAILS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE STANS/MILLS
MEETING.
FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE WASHINGTON.
SIR D. TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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