RESTRICTED
WOULD REQUIRE GOING ABOVE THE MANDATE CEILINGS FOR COTTON YARN
AND COTTON FABRIC. IN HIS OPINION, THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO ADOPT
ILATERAL MEASURES IF THEY WISH TO STOP IMPORTS OF THESE
PRODUCTS.
COMMISSION TACTICS
12. TRAN OUTLINED THE COMMISSION'S APPROACH FROM NOW ON AS
FOLLOWS. THEY HAD NOT YET DECIDED TO STOP NEGOTIATIONS ON 30
NOVEMBER: THIS WOULD BE DECIDED NEARER THE TIME. THEY WILL SUBMIT
A FACTUAL REPORT ON EACH NEGOTIATING PARTNER TO THE COUNCIL IN
DECEMBER TOGETHER WITH A ''POLITICAL REPORT PRESENTING THE RANGE
OF OPTIONS. THE COUNCIL WOULD THEN HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO TRY
TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH THE REMAINING COUNTRIES OR TAKE
AUTONOMOUS MEASURES. IN THE MEANTIME AT THE MEETING OF THE
TEXTILES COMMITTEE IN GENEVA, THE COMMISSION WOULD ADOPT A LOW
PROFILE AND REQUEST MORE TIME IN WHICH TO SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE
NEGOTIATIONS.
13. MEMBER STATES EXPRESSED VARYING DEGREES OF CONCERN ABOUT
THE COMMISSION'S REPORT. THE GERMANS COMPLAINED THAT THE
COMMISSION HAD NOT FULLY EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THE COUNCIL
ON MONDAY, IF AGREEMENT WITH PARTICULAR SUPPLIERS WAS BEING HELD
UP BECAUSE OF COTTON YARN AND CLOTH THE COMMISSION SHOULD HAVE
SOUGHT AN INCREASE IN THE CEILINGS. THE FRENCH SAID THAT SINCE
IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHAT THE COUNCIL WOULD DECIDE ON THE
OVERALL PACKAGE IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMISSION SHOULD NOT
COMMIT ITSELF MORALLY AND POLITICALLY BY INITIALLING ANY FURTHER -
AGREEMENTS. WE AGREED WITH THIS AND EMPHASISED THE NEED FOR
CAREFUL PREPARATION IN TIME FOR THE COUNCIL TO TAKE A DECISION
ON 19 DECEMBER. TRAN, HOWEVER, SAID THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD
CONTINUE TO PRESS ON WITH THE BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS AND WOULD
GO ''TO THE END OF THE ROAD' IN SEEKING TO CARRY OUT THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE MANDATE.
FCO PASS SAVING CAIRO ATHENS RABAT TUNIS AND ANKARA.
MAITLAND
FRAME EXTERNAL
EID(E)
SAM D
SAD
NENAD SED
HK & GD
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
ADDITIONAL DISTN: FRAME
FED
K & CD EESD
3 RESTRICTED
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