NZETUO PAT ANDACTIEFORE THE END OF 1974 (SEE THE STATEMENT BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILES BOARD THAT JORDAN HANDED TO STUART).
3. EVEN IF YOU WERE UNABLE TO PERSUADE YOUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO START THE REVIEW EARLIER, THERE WOULD BE A POLITICAL DIVIDEND HERE FROM MAKING THE PROPOSAL. THIS WOULD OF COURSE NOT ACCRUE TO YOU BUT TO THE COMMISSION IF THEY WERE PRIVATELY PERSUADED TO PUT THE PROPOSAL FORWARD THEMSELVES,
4. WE THINK THAT THE PROPOSAL WOULD NOT BE UNWELCOME TO THE COMMISSION BECAUSE NEXT YEAR'S REVIEW IS LIKELY TO BE A LONG-DRAWN-OUT AFFAIR IN ANY CASE.
5. THE PROPOSAL COULD ALSO BE PRESENTED AS BEING IN THE GENERAL INTEREST OF ALL CONCERNED SINCE IT IS INCONVENIENT FOR BOTH IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS THAT DECISIONS AFFECTING THE PATTERN OF TRADE FOR A PARTICULAR YEAR SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN UNTIL THE LAST MONTH OF THE PRECEDING YEAR, AS IS THE CASE WITH THE 1973 REVIEW.
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