TNAG-0142-FCO40-178-Long-term-policy-on-International-trade-in-textiles-1969 — Page 102

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PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 687

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TO BONN Jubunalional

2 OCTOBER 1969.

(MCC 13/11)

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ADDRESSED TO BONN TELEGRAM NUMBER 687 OF 2 OCTOBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKDEL BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON.

G.A.T.T. COTTON TEXTILES COMMITTEE.

REFERENCE TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS GIBBERT JONES AND SMITH.

IN RESPONSE TO THE GERMAN REQUEST FOR AN INDICATION OF THE LINE WE INTEND TO TAKE AT THE C.T.C. MEETINGS BEGINNING ON 6 OCTOBER., YOU MAY CONVEY TO THEM THE FOLLOWING OUTLINE:

(1) WITH REGARD TO THE EXTENSION OF THE LONG TERM ARRANGEMENT WE DO NOT INTEND TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE IN PRESSING EITHER FOR ITS PROLONGATION OR TERMINATION, WE HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE WAY THE AGREEMENT HAS OPERATED AND WOULD WELCOME AMENDMENTS

TO ITS TERMS DESIGNED TO FORCE OTHER IMPORTING COUNTRIES TO INTERPRET IT MORE LIBERALLY. ON THIS BASIS WE COULD ACCEPT THE EXTENSION

OF THE ARRANGEMENT FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE MORE YEARS, BUT THEREAFTER WOULD WISH TO SEE IT TERMINATED.

(11) WE INTEND TO CONTINUE TO RESIST ANY PROPOSAL FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE LTA TO COVER NON-COTTON TEXTILES.

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