GR 1890
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HIKK 121 616/15
IMEDIATE
CYPHER/CAT A
FM UKREP BRUSSELS 211421Z
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FRAME EXTERNAL
DESK BY 011723Z
No
TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELEGRAM NUMBER 7382 OF 1 DECEMBER
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, ROUTINE SEOUL, LIMA, JAKARTA, LISBON INFO SAVING TUNIS, BUDAPEST, RABAT, CAIRO, BRASILIA, MADRID
MULT:FIBRE ARRANGEMENT: BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER 13 (28
A. SUMMARY
DEN
30 NOVEMBER)
1. AGREEMENTS SIGNED WITH PERU AND INDONESIA LAST MINUTE PROBLEMS
WITH MALAYSIA, KOREA AND HONG KONG. ZONES OF AGREEMENT'' IDENTIF- IED WITH BRAZIL, INDIA AND EGYPT CONTINUE BEYOND THE DEAD-LINE.
B. BILATERALS
STATE TRADERS
2. THERE HAS BEEN FURTHER DISCUSSIONS IN THE ARTICLE 113 COMMITTEE OF THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS FOR THE AUTONOMOUS REGIME TO BE APPLIED TO STATE TRADER COUNTRIES IN 1978 (MY TELNO 7256 FARA 5 REFERS)..WE AND THE GERMANS STILL MAINTAIN THAT OTHER PRODUCTS COULD BE COVERED
PROVIDED THAT QUOTA LEVELS WERE NO MORE FAVOURABLE THAN THOSE TO BE
APPLIED TO THOSE COUNTRIES WITH WHOM WE ARE NEGOTIATING BILATERAL AGREEMENTS. THE COMMISSION GAVE AN ASSURANCE THAT FOR ANY PRODUCTS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY REGIME, MEMBER STATES COULD CONTINUE
THEIR AUTONOMOUS REGIMES IN THE NORMAL WAY.
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* / PERU