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27 FEB 1970
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FLASH WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NUMBER CREDA 56
CONFIDENTIAL.
TO BOARD OF TRADE
20TH FEBRUARY, 1970.
ADDRESSED TO B.O.T. TELEGRAM NO. CREDA 56 OF 20TH FEBRUARY REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG AND TOKYO.
FOR MACMAHON FROM RIDLEY.
M.I.P.T. : FOLLOWING IS DRAFT LETTER.
I ENCLOSE A NOTE ON THE PROBLEM OF IMPORTS OF NON-COTTON TEXTILES WHICH DURING OUR TALK ON 28 JANUARY YOU WERE GOOD ENOUGH
TO SAY YOU WOULD CONSIDER.
2. I UNDERSTAND PERHAPS BETTER THAN MOST THE PROBLEM WHICH YOU FACE. BUT I DO WONDER WHETHER SOLUTIONS COULD NOT BE FOUND WHICH RAISED FEWER DIFFICULTIES FOR YOUR TRADING PARTNERS AND FOR PROGRESS TOWARDS FREER TRADE THAN THE ONES THE U.S. ARE NOW PROPOSING. AS THINGS ARE GOING I SEE A RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE SYSTEM OF
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISCIPLINE WHICH HAS DONE SO MUCH TO PROMOTE
WORLD TRADE AND PROSPERITY. I KNOW WE BOTH WANT TO PREVENT THIS.
3. THE EXPORTING COUNTRIES ARE TAKING UP AN ATTITUDE WHICH YOU
PROBABLY REGARD AS UNHELPFUL BECAUSE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ARE SEEKING