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The date of the next meeting to discuss this matter, changed from 10 April to 2 May, has now been changed again to 16 April. It appears thereface that some urgency has returned to the ter

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judgement whether or not a unilateral gesture to Benelux would still serve a useful purpose must be yours. Our assessment) of the situation at this end is that Benelux is probably unwilling to let the matter drop or drift on endlessly without any andete to

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3. Despite recent changes in the market situation, especially the

unexpectedly strong continued demand for woven cotton and mixture fabric, we do not think that community aditudes have

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