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TO FLASH FCO TEL NO 4847 OF 24/7 AND TO FLASH UKMIS GENEVA
INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS
MEETING OF COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT. REPRESENTATIVES (DEPUTIES): SUNDAY 24 JULY
MY SECOND I PT.
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF LETTER
''DEAR SECRETARY OF STATE,
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AFTER OUR MEETING ON TUESDAY, THAT I VALUED VERY MUCH, RECEIVED YOUR MESSAGE ON SATURDAY.
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I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM TO YOU THE COMMISSION'S POSITION.
THE POSSIBILITY TO RECONDUCT THE MFA IN ITS PRESENT FORM DEPENDS ON THE POSITIVE OUTCOME OF THE BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
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THE MANDATE FOR THE BILATERAL AGREEMENTS MUST BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OVERALL CEILINGS ESTABLISHED FOR THE SENSITIVE
PRODUCTS
- AS FROM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, EACH COUNCIL MEETING SHOULD MONITOR THE EVOLUTION OF THE SITUATION AND THE OUTCOME OF THE BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS, SO AS TO DETERMINE IF OUR OBJECTIVES
ARE ATTAINED.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE RESULT OBTAINED IN GENEVA, WILL HELP US TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL. OUR PARTNERS HAVE NOW ADMITTED THAT OUR PROBLEMS MUST BE RESOLVED "PRIOR TO THE RECONDUCTION OF THE MFA.
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