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5. HE FAVOURED LIBERAL TRADE POLICIES. THERE WAS A LONG LIST OF ISSUES AT STAKE ON BOTH SIDES. NEITHER SIDE HAD ANY INTEREST IN PERMITTING A TRADE WAR TO DEVELOP WHICH WOULD SPILL OVER INTO THE MONETARY AND POLITICAL FIELDS. HOWEVER ONE PROBLEM, TEXTILES, WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE UNITED STATES. THERE WHICHTWO MILLION TEXTILE WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SENATE WAS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE ON THIS POINT. HE COULD CONTAIN ALL THE 93 QUOTA BILLS BEFORE THE SENATE EXCEPT THAT DEALING WITH TEXTILES. WHAT HE HAD IN MIND WAS VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT AND FOR THIS HE NEEDED COOPERATION FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.

6. AGRICULTURAL PROBLEMS WERE COMMON TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE COMMUNITY. HERE AGAIN WAS AN AREA WHICH WOULD CLEARLY REQUIRE TO BE TALKED ABOUT IN DEPTH.

7. HE CONCLUDED THAT HE WAS PRAGMATIC ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS BUT WANTED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE TO DEVELOP AND GROW. HE TALKED ABOUT THE CENTRIFUGAL PROBLEMS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS BUT THOUGHT THAT, IF ALL CONCERNED COULD KEEP A SENSE OF PERSPECTIVE, ENLIGHTENED SELF-INTEREST WOULD LEAD THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

FCO PASS ROUTINE TO BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG PARTS ROME WASHINGTON. PASSED SAVING TO UKDEL NATO AND BRUSSELS.

SIR J. MARJORIBANKS

FCO/WHI DISTRIBUTION

EUR. INT. D.

/REPETITION TO LUXEMBOURG REFERRED FOR

DEPARTMENTAL DECISION. REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO OTHER POSTS/

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