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TRY NO. 51
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FM DTI 271330Z
RESTRICTED
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TO IMMEDIATE SOFIA TELNO CREDA 75 OF 27 JUNE 1978
FOR EKINS-DAUKES FROM HAINES.
JOINT COMMISSION: TEXTILE DISCUSSIONS
1. YOUR ASSESSMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF SITUATION IN PARA 2 OF YOUR T.U.R. IS CORRECT. BUT YOU SHOULD MAKE THE POINT THAT THERE IS 'NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BULGARIA IN USE OF 1976 TRADE LEVELS, ALL SUPPLYING COUNTRIES ARE IN SAME SITUATION.
2. THE QUERY IN REGARD TO KNITTED SHIRTS IS NOT UNDERSTOOD. THERE HAVE BEEN NO, REPEAT NO, IMPORTS OF FLEECY SWEAT SHIRTS FROM BULGARIA SINCE WE FAILED TO PERSUADE CT TO OPEN FACILITIES IN 1976. CONSEQUENTLY NO IMPORT FACILITIES HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE IN THE PAST FOR IMPORTS OF KNITTED SHIRTS OF COTTON OR MMF. AS FAR AS WE CAN SEE IMPORTS OF ABOUT 60,000 PIECES (VALUE POUNDS STERLING 52,000) OF WOOLLEN T SHIRTS TOOK PLACE IN 1976. THERE ARE CONTINUING FACILITIES IN THE 1978 QUOTAS FOR IMPORTS OF KNITTED WOOLLEN SHIRTS UNDER QUOTA NO 5, DETAILS BELOW,
APPAREL OF KNITTED OR CROCHETED WOOL OR FINE ANIMAL HAIR, THE FOLLOWING:
EX 60.04 UNDERGARMENTS OF KNITTED OR CROCHETED WOOL
EX 68.85 OUTER GARMENTS ETC
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) POUNDS STERLING 59,250 >
3. IT FOLLOWS THAT THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO POSSIBILITY OF
OPENING A NEW FACILITY FOR IMPORTS OF FLEECY SWEAT SHIRTS IN FUTURE UNDER EEC TEXTILE REGIME.
4. THE QUOTA REFERENCE ABOVE REFERS TO THE NEW LIST PUBLISHED IN 'TRADE AND INDUSTRY' ON 23 JUNE, COPIES OF WHICH WERE SENT TO BULGARIAN EMBASSY AND YOURSELF ON
DTI
22/6/78.
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