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CYPHER/CAT A

RESTRICTED

PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2299

RESTRICTED.

NEUTRAL.

Preferences

Zle

131

TO WASHINGTON 29 OCTOBER 1969

(MT)

ADDRESSED TO WASHINGTON TELEGRAM NUMBER 2299 OF 29 OCTOBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKDEL OECD. UKDEL EEC. UKMIS GENEVA.

UKDEL OECD TELEGRAM NUMBER 65 SAVING TO FCO.

TARIFF PREFERENCES.

WE WISH TO HAVE THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE REPORT OF ANY REFERENCES WHICH PRESIDENT NIXON MAY MAKE IN THE SPEECH HE WILL BE MAKING ON 31 OCTOBER TO JOURNALISTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE LATIN AMERICAN ECOSOC TO AMERICAN INTENTIONS ON GENERALISED PREFERENCES, THE MEETINGS OF THE OECD GROUP ON PREFERENCES ON 3 NOVEMBER AND THE TRADE COMMITTEE ON 6 NOVEMBER WILL HAVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF ANY CHANGES IN THE AMERICAN POSITION.

2.

PLEASE TELEGRAPH A FULL REPORT OF THE RELEVANT PART OF NIXON'S SPEECH TOGETHER WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION YOU CAN OBTAIN AS TO THE DECISION WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN ON WHAT FORM THE AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION TO PREFERENCES WILL TAKE.

STEWART

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

TRADE POL. DEPT.

U.N. DEPT.

NNNNN

RESTRICTED

RECEIVED IN

REGISTRY No.51

31 OCT 1969

HKK6/1

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