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PRIORITY THE HAGUE

ORITY

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 213

16 APRIL 1969

UNCLASSIFIED

NEUTRAL

ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 213 OF 16 APRIL AND REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO BERNE BONN

BRUSSELS PARIS ROME TOKYO WASHINGTON UKDEL BRUSSELS AND UKMIS

GENEVA AND SAVING TO HONG KONG AND UKDEL OECD.

MIP T. MR STANS VISIT

FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF COMMUNIQUE.

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY Nɔ.51

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24 APR 1969

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THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, MR. STANS, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF HIS EUROPEAN TOUR, HAS CALLED ON THE MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, MR. L DE BLOCK. THE VISIT WAS AIMED AT INCREASING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING FOR ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO PREVENT PROTECTIONIST TRADE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS. MINISTER STANS EXPLAINED THAT PRESIDENT NIXON'S POLICY WAS AIMED AT MAIN- TAINING OR RETURNING TO, THE FOUR FREEDOMS - OF TRAVEL, TRADE, INVESTMENT AND THE EXCHANGE OF TECHNICAL DATA. IN ORDER TO REALISE THIS, SECRETARY STANS DREW THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT'S ATTENTION FOR FOUR SPECIFIC AMERICAN PROBLEMS EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL POLICY, TRADE OBSTRUCTIONS OTHER THAN TARIFFS, TEXTILE PROBLEMS AND THE REFUND OF INDIRECT TAXES ON EXPORTS.

AS FAR AS THE AGRICULTURE POLICY IS CONCERNED, THE US GOVERN- MENT IS PARTICULARLY APPREHENSIVE OF A LEVY ON OLEAGINOUS

SEED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SO-CALLED MANSHOLT PROPOSALS. THERE IS ALSO APPREHENSION ABOUT PROTECTIONIST MEASURES IN RESPECT

OF TOBACCO CULTIVATION IN THE COMMON MARKET.

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WANTS TO ARRIVE AT NEGOTIATIONS

ON TRADE OBSTACLES OTHER THAN TARIFFS IN THE GENEVA GATT TALKS

THIS SUMMER. FAST GROWING IMPORTS OF TEXTILES OF WOOLLEN AND SYN- THETIC YARNS FROM A NUMBER OF ASIAN COUNTRIES IS PROMPTING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO SEEK AN ARRANGEMENT IN THIS AREA

ANALOGOUS TO THOSE FOR COTTON PRODUCTS. UNDERSTANDING FOR

THIS WAS SOUGHT.

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