CONFIDENTIAL
CYPHER/CAT A
IMMEDIATE RAWALPINDI
TELEGRAM NO. 981
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
12 NOVEMBER 1969
CONFIDENTIAL. [NEUTRAL]
ADDRESSED TO F C O TEL NO 981 OF 12 NOV RF I TO NEW DELHI.
YOUR TELEGRAM 661 : COTTON TEXTILES.
WE DOUBT WHETHER FORTHCOMING TALKS WITH INDIAN OFFICIALS WILL LEAD
TO FEELING BY PAKISTANI'S THAT THEY SHOULD ALSO BE CONSULTED AT THIS
STAGE, THEY NO LONGER FEEL THAT THEY HAVE TO MARCH IN STEP WITH INDIA
ON THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AND OFTEN PREFER NOT TO (ALTHOUGH THERE IS NOW
FIRM EVIDENCE THAT THE TWO GOVERNMENTS KEEP EACH OTHER INFORMED ON
THIS TYPE OF DISCUSSION C F THE COMMONWEALTH FINANCE MINISTERS
CONFERENCE).
2.
AS THEREFORE YOU WOULD PREFER TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH PAKISTA-
NIS AT THIS STAGE WE SEE NO NECCESSITY TO OFFER VISIT BY SAUNDERS AND
CAREY WHICH MIGHT WELL BE TAKEN UP AND PROVE VERY EMBARRASING
IF PAKISTANIS RAISED QUESTION OF 1951 COMMERCIAL TREATY, EXTENSION
OF QUOTA TO HAND-LOOM TEXTILES AND POSSIBLY, BONUS VOUCHER SCHEME
FOR TEXTILES. FOR THIS REASON MAY WE LET THIS SLEEPING DOG LIE FOR
THE TIME BEING.
SIR C. PICKARD
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