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4.
LONG CLOSED THE MEETING BY SUGGESTING THAT THE INTERVENING
LEEK BEFORE THE COUNCIL PET ON 27 JUNE SHOULD BE USED TO ACHIEVE AGREE ENT ON THE POINT RAISED BY INDIA. IN HIS VIEW ALL KNEW WHAT THE STUDY'S NATURE WOULD BE AND CNE SHOULD NOT WASTE TOO FUCH TIME ON WORDING. HE MADE IT CLEAR DURING THE MEETING THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE INDIAN POINT WAS REALLY SUFFICIENTLY COVERED BY THE EXISTING WORDING. NEVERTHELESS, IT SEEMS INEVITABLE THAT A FEW WORDS VILL HAVE TO BE ADDED TO THE PREAMBLE TO TAKE ACCOUNT CF IT, POSSIBLY BY RECOGNISING THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS QUOTE PARTICULARLY IN COTTON PRODUCTS UNQUOTE FOR
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
5.
WE SPOKE BRIEFLY, EMPHASISING THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING THE STUDY UNDERWAY, ACCEPTING THE TERMS OF REFERENCE WITH THE
AMEND ENTS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE AND ARGUING AGAINST THE
NEED FOR ANYTHING ADDITIONAL ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COTTONS TO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
MASON
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
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