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THE HAGUE TELNO 212 TO FCO

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8. IN HIS MEETING WITH MR. VAN LENNEP MR. STANS WAS ASKED

THE POSITION ABOUT THE AMERICAN POSITIVE LIST FOR THE OECD

STUDY OF GENERAL TARIFF PREFERENCES. HE REPLIED THAT HE HAD

DISCUSSED IT WITH PRESIDENT NIXON LAST WEEK, AND COULD ONLY SAY

AT PRESENT THAT THE PRESIDENT TOOK A GENERALLY LIBERAL VIEW.

AN AMERICAN OFFICIAL ADDED THAT THERE WAS NO MAJOR CHANGE

IN THE STARTING POINT OF THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE. A DUTCH

OFFICIAL PRESENT FORMED THE IMPRESSION THAT THE AMERICANS

DID NOT EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THEIR LIST FOR SOME

LONG TIME.

FCO PASS TO BERNE BONN BRUSSELS PARIS ROME TOKYO WASHINGTON

UKDEL BRUSSELS AND UKMIS GENEVA AND SAVING TO HONG KONG

AND UKDEL OECD.

MR.OLVER

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION COMMODITIES DEPT

TRADE POLICY DEPT

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