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6. PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY WOULD PERHAPS OBJECT
LESS TO A SELECTIVE TARIFF WHICH MIGHT ASSIST THE BRITISH
TEXTILE INDUSTRY TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION RECOMMENDED BY THE
REPORT. BUT A TARIFF ON COTTON TEXTILES ACROSS THE BOARD
WILL BE SEEN AS WHOLLY RETROGRESSIVE AND DISCRIMINATORY
AGAINST DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
MR. TWIST
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SIR A. SNELLING
MR. GALLAGHER
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