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TO IMMEDIATE FCU TELEGRAM NUMBER 7955 OF 20 DECEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, ROUTINE BONN, PARIS, ROME
MIPT: FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
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1. THE IMPROVEMETS AND CLARIFICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE TWO-DAY COUNCIL MEETING INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:
(A) AN IMPROVED TEXT COMMITTING THE COMMISSION TO ACTING
SPEEDILY AND EFFECTIVELY WITH NEW SUPPLYING COUNTRIES - OUTSIDE THE
30 OR SO WITH WHICH AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED WHERE IMPORTS FROM SUCH COUNTRIES THREATEN CUMULATIVE DISRUPTION PARA 2(A)
OF MIPT
(3) FIRM ASSURANCES ON THE STRICT TREATMENT OF IMPORTS FROM PORT- UGAL AND SPAIN. (INCLUDING SPANISH COTTON YARN) PARA 2(B) OF MIPT:
(C) THE RE-ARRIRMATION ON THE PART OF THE COMMISSION THAT A FIRM
STAND ON IMPORTS OF CLOTHING AND OTHER MANUFACTURED TEXTILES PROVIDE
MUCH GREATER SECURITY FOR EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS OF YARN AND CLOTH: (D) THE RECOGNITION BY THE COMMISSION THAT NEGOTIATED FIGURES FOR
SENSITIVE PRODUCTS ARE FIRM MAXIMA (A POINT REINFORCED BY THE COMM-
ISSION ACCEPTING THAT THE ARTICLE 113 COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSULTED BEFORE EACH BILATERAL AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED);
(E) THE ACCEPTANCE BY OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF THE PARTICULAR
SENSITIVITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF IMPORTS OF COTTON YARN AND CLOTH AND THE CONSEQUENT AGREEMENT OF THE GERMANS TO TAKE AN EXTRA 502 TONS OF CLOTH (WHICH ALSO HELPS OUR YARN PRODUCERS) AND
SO FURTHER PEDUCE THE UK'S. 1979 COMMITMENT TO THIS EXTENT.
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