CYPHER CAT A
PRIORITY OTTAWA
TELNO. 717
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
22 JULY 1969
NEUTRAL
ADDSD TO F C O TELNO 717 OF 22 JULY 1969 REPT FOR INFM
AND UKMIS, GENEVA. TO NEW DELHI
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 841: COTTON TEXTILES.
WASHINGTON
THE MINISTER (COMMERCIAL) LEFT A COPY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE'S STATEMENT CONTAINED IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE WITH LANGLEY, ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY IN CHARGE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS IN THE DEA, THIS MORNING.
THE DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE AND OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND COMMERCE WERE ALSO PRESENT. ROGERS EXPLAINED THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT, IN WHICH CASE THEY WOULD BE COMMUNIC- ATED TO THE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2.
LANGLEY NOTED THAT IN PARAGRAPH 8 OF THE STATEMENT IT WAS RECOGNIZED THAT THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WOULD REDUCE IMPORTS
HE REITERATED THE FROM DEVELOPED COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES.
CANADIAN VIEW THAT THE REDUCTION IN CANADA'S EXPORTS WAS LIKELY TO BENEFIT OTHER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (1.E. THE U.S.A.) RATHER THAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. HE NOTED THAT THE PRESIDENT WOULD INITIATE DISCUSSIONS WITH CANADA AND OTHER INTERESTED GOVERNMENTS ON THE SUBJECT.
3.
IN REPLY TO QUESTIONS ON BRITAIN'S POSITION ON THE EXTENS-
CLOTH ION OF THE L.T.A., THE RATES OF DUTY ON COTTON YARN, AND GARMENTS AND THE POSSIBLE MAINTENANCE OF QUOTA RESTRICTIONS, WE SPOKE ALONG THE LINES OF SUB-PARAGRAPHS (A) (LAST SENTENCE ONLY), (D) AND (E) OF YOUR TELEGRAM 840 TO NEW DELHI.
4. MACPHERSON (DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE) SAID THAT AS HIS COLLEAGUES HAD ALREADY TOLD US INFORMALLY (SEE MY TELEGRAM NO. 632) THE CANADIANS WERE SCEPTICAL ABOUT WHETHER THE TARIFF
./ WOULD
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REGISTRY No.51
23 JUL 1969
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