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TO IMMEDIATE ISLAMABAD TELEGRAM NUMBER 2042 OF 29 NOVEMBER INFO
IMMEDIATE KARACHI.
COTTON TEXTILES: FOLLOWING IS DRAFT OF AIDE MEMOIRE REFERRED TO
IN FCO TELNO 1637 TO NEW DELHI.
YOU SHOULD TAKE NO REPEAT NO ACTION PENDING RECEIPT OF INSTRUCTIONS.
2. AS THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN WILL BE AWARE THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED IN JULY 1969 THAT ON 1 JANUARY 1972 A TARIFF WOULD BE INTRODUCED FOR COTTON TEXTILES IMPORTED FROM THE COMMONW-
EALTH PREFERENCE AREA. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTION OF ENDING AT THE SAME TIME THE EXISTING GENERAL QUOTA
SYSTEM WHICH RESTRICTS IMPORTS OF COTTON YARN AND WOVEN COTTON TEXTILES FROM INDIA HONG KONG AND THE COMMONWEALTH AND NON-
COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES INCLUDED IN THE 'GLOBAL' SCHEME: AND OF
CONFINING THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF QUOTAS AFTER 1 JANUARY 1972 TO
SPECIFIC CASES WHERE TOTAL IMPORTS ROSE ABOVE PRESENT LEVELS AND
CAUSED DISRUPTION TO THE MARKET FOR THE PARTICULAR PRODUCTS CONCERNED. IT WAS MADE CLEAR THAT THESE DECISIONS WOULD BE SUBJECT
TO ANY MODIFICATION REQUIRED IF WE JOINED THE EEC.
3. IT REMAINS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO INTRODUCE THE
NEW TARIFF WHICH HAS NOW BEEN LAID BEFORE PARLIAMENT FOR APPROVAL.
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