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8. ON THE UNRESOLVED ISSUE OF THE BURDEN-SHARING CONCEPT IN THE ARTICLE 113 WG, THE ITALIANS SEEMED ADAMANT. THEY CLAIMED THAT HMG WAS PLAYING A PRETTY LONE HAND, AMONG THE MEMBER STATES, AND THAT THIS COULD WELL LEAD TO THE EEC
TAKING EVEN LONGER THAN USUAL TO REACH A CONSENSUS.
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9. BOTH FABIANI AND CALDI STRESSED THAT FROM THEIR (UNDERLINED)
ANGLE CSP TEXTILES QUESTIONS AS SUCH WERE INSIGNIFICANT AND ·
WOULD LATER BE SURSUMED IN MULTIFIBRE UNILATERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
THEY NEVERTHELESS LISTENED VERY SYMPATHETICALLY TO OUR OPPOSED
VIEW ON THE PRIORITIES AT THIS STAGE AND BOTH PROMISED TO GIVE
OUR CASE FURTHER CAREFUL AND SYMPATHETIC THOUGHT.
18.
GALDI CONFIRMED THAT THE ARTICLE 113 WG IN BRUSSELS
WAS NOW WORKING ON ALMOST IDENTICAL SENSITIVE LISTS FOR
THE MANDATES FOR KOREA AND HONG KONG TO AVOID ANY
POSSIBILITY OF REROUTING. I SUPPOSE HMG IS NOT PERMITTED
TO GIVE US THESE LATEST LISTS WITHOUT A BREACH OF
CONFIDENTIALITY. WE ENDED WITH AN INTERESTING EXCHANGE
ON POSSIBLE PATTERNS OF TEXTILE ARRANGEMENTS BEYON 1975.
11. FABIANI AND GALDI WELCOMED MY OFFER OF FURTHER EXCHANGES
IN ROME OR BRUSSELS ON ANY POINTS AS THE SITUATION DEVELOPS
AND AS THE MEMBER STATES SETTLE INTO THEIR FINAL POSITIONS
LATER IN THE YEAR. IT WAS AGAIN ALL VERY CORDIAL,
ITINERARY (UNDERLINED)
12. I LEAVE FOR PARIS TOMORROW, JULY 24, AT MID-DAY.
TSAO JOINS ME FROM GENEVA BY AF 673 ARRIVING ORLY 2115
HOURS, WE ARE STAYING AT THE CASTIGLIONE HOTEL NEAR THE
EMBASSY. CUR BRIEFING SESSION THERE IS AT NOON ON
JULY 25 AND THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FRENCH AT 1600 HOURS.
13. (IN VIEW OF JORDAN'S MINUTE OF JULY 4 ON CERTAIN OTHER FRENCH QUESTIONS I SHALL BE STAYING IN PARIS UNTIL SATURDAY.
A.M. TO LEARN ALL I CAN. THE EMBASSY HAVE ALSO INDICATED
A WISH TO DISCUSS THE UNILATERAL FRENCH RESTRICTIONS NO DOUBT AS A RESULT OF THE SAME T.D.C. DEVELOPMENTS),
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I LEAVE..