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IMMEDIATE
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11 JUL 1977
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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 675/OF 8 JULY
INFO IMMEDIATE BRUSSELS (FOR BURGESS)
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PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA (FOR MILLLS), UKREP BRUSSELS, PARIS AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
M.I.P.T.
EEC TEXTILE IMPORTS.
AGENCY REPORTS DATELINED BRUSSELS 6 JULY STATE THAT THE COMMISSION HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL TAKE MEASURES TO LIMIT IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE FRODUCTS TO PROTECT THE EEC TEXTILE INDUSTRY. THE PRODUCTS CONSCERNED ARE REPORTED TO BECOTTON YARN, MEN'S SHIRTS, WOMEN'S BLOUSES AND T-SHIRTS.
THE REPORTS QUOTE A COMMISSION SPOKESMAN AS SAYING THAT, BEFORE THE MEASURES ARE IMPOSED, CONSULTATIONS WILL BE HELD WITH THE EXPORTING COUNTRIES CONCERNED.
2. THE FACT THAT THE LIST OF PRODUCTS IS IDENTICAL WITH THAT SUBJECT TO THE FRENCH ARTICL XIX ACTION SUGGESTS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS DECIDED TO LEGAL ISE'' FRENCH ACTION, IN TERMS OF THE TREATY OF ROME, BY ADOPTING IT AS EEC POLICY. REPORTS INDICATE THAT OTHER MEMBER STATES, INCLUDING THE UK, WILL BE TAKING UNILATERAL ACTION ON CERTAIN OF THE ITEMS TO CUT BACK
ON IMPORTS.
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/ 3. THESE REPORTS