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rapid agreement to as much of their scheme as
possible. They plan to negotiate simultaneously,
batches of 7 or 8, with all the countries concerned.
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Inition 13. UK Problems
There are naturally a number of points in the Commission's
approach about which we are still unhappy.
The main ones
are:
a) we need a firm commitment that the already agreed
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policy of minimal growth on global cotton ceilings (yan and fabric). for the next two years will be put into force. The
crisis situation in the Lancashire industry
makes this essential;
b) we are unhappy about the Commission's intention
to present the totality of growth across the board as
being a level of 6% for each supplier country. We recognise
this will be a political exercise designed to persuade
the supplying countries that the Community is acting in
accordance with the present MFA. We also accept that the
6% will be granted, in most cases, on base levels well
below current sendings. But we have a problem of
presentation with our own textile industry who will look
at the 6% figure and conclude the Community has not got
them a significantly better deal;
c) we are unhappy about the severity of the cuts which
the Commission intends to impose on Hong Kong. We realise
there is little room for manoeuvre and we would not
want extra generosity to Hong Kong to put in question the
global approach. But we hope there may be room for a
little more for Hong Kong. Hong Kong may otherwise
be provoked into a refusal to cooperate.
This in turn
There are also
risks bringing down the whole approach.
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