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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 4373 OF 30 JUNE
INFO ALL EEC POSTS UKMIS GENEVA AND WASHINGTON (FOR UK DIRECTOR IMF/IBRD).
CONSULTATIONS ON FRENCH TEXTILE MEASURES: 29 JUNE
SUMMARY
1. THE COMMITTEE EXAMINED STATISTICS OF IMPORTS IN RECENT MONTHS FROM A NUMBER OF UNRESTRAINED SOURCES OF THE FOUR PRODUCTS ON WHICH THE FRENCH HAVE THREATENED GATT ARTICLE 19 ACTION. MEMBER STATES EXPLAINED PROBLEMS THEY SAW FOR THEIR MARKETS IN THE LIGHT OF THE STATISTICS. NO FIRM CONCLUSIONS WERE REACHED. THE COMMISSION SAID THEY WOULD REFLECT ON THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THE COMMITTEE, IF URGENT MEASURES WERE REQUIRED THEY WOULD BE TAKES WITHOUT FURTHER CONSULTATION. THE FRENCH ANNOUNCED THE