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COMMISSION SAID THEY WOULD BE PREPARED FOR A DISCUSSION OF THIS QUESTION AT THE COUNCIL. THEY LAID GREAT STRESS ON THE FACT THAT, EVEN WITH THE 0.66 GROWTH CURRENTLY ON OFFER FOR THE UK (WITHOUT ANY BURDEN SHARING EFFECT) IT WAS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT UK COTTON YARN IMPORTS IN 1981 WOULD BE CONSIDERABLY BELOW THOSE IN 1977.
NEVERTHELESS THE COMMISSION OFFERED TO TALK AGAIN TO THE GERMANS IN THE MARGINS OF TUESDAY'S COUNCIL IN AN ATTEMPT TO PERSUADE THEM TO TAKE SOME OR ALL OF THE 3.65 GROWTH CURRENTLY ON OFFER
FOR THE UK.
8. SEE MIFT.
FCO ADVANCE COPIES TO:-
FCO
PS/SCS, PS/MR JUDD, PS/PUS, BUTLER, FRETWELL, JENKINS,
STERN.
GAB
DOI
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FRANKLIN, RENWICK, PS/SIR J HUNT.
PS/MR VARLEY, PS/MR WILLIAMS, RIDLEY, HUDSON, MISS LOWNE, FARRY:
PS/MR DELL, PS/2 MEACHER, SIR L PLIATZKY, GRAY, ABRAMSON, HELLINGS, MISS MACFARLANE.
BUIST, BAXTER.
ODM
TSY
PS/MR BARNETT, MICHELL.
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