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CONFIDENTIAL
NEUTRAL
CONFIDENTIAL
RECEIVED IN
REGISTRY No.51
- 9 MAY 1972
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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 432 OF 2 MAY 1972 INFO UKDEL EEC BRUSSELS.
MY TELEGRAM NO CREDA 22 AND UKDEL EEC'S TELEGRAM NO 593 TO
FCO: JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UK AND THE EEC.
1. IN PURSUIT OF OUR POLICY OF STRENGTHENING CONTACTS
WITH OUR EEC COLLEAGUES HERE, WE WILL BE HAVING A NUMBER OF
MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM DURING DAHRENDORF'S VISIT.
IN PARTICULAR MY COMMERCIAL COUNSELLER WILL BE ATTENDING A
DE-BRIEFING SESSION. FOR EEC REPRESENTATIVES ON FRIDAY 12
MAY.
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2. WE HAVE ALREADY TOLD OUR FEC COLLEAGUES HERE ABOUT THE
CURRENT ROUND OF UK-JAPAN TALKS, ALTHOUGH UP TO NOW WE HAVE
EXPLAINED THAT THESE ARE AIMED AT A MUTUAL INCREASE ON QUOTA
LEVELS, WE HAVE NOT YET TOLD THEM THAT WE MAY BE CONSIDERING
THE LIBERALISATION OF A MUMBER OF TEXTILE ITEMS FOR JAPAN IN
THIS ROUND. SINCE UKDEL EEC ARE NOW TO REQUEST OUR ASSOCIATION
IN FUTURE DISCUSSIONS WITHIN THE EEC ABOUT NEGOTI/TIONS.
WITH THE JAPANESE, I SHOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO MY EEC COLLEAGUES THE POSSIBILITY OF OUR OFFERING LIBERALISATION
OF SOME TEXTILE ITEMS. A LIST OF THESE ITEMS WOULD BE MOST
HELPFUL.
PILCHER
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