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4. THIS MEETING TOOK PLACE AFTER THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF GATT REPORTED. IN MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 235 (NOT TO ALL). IN THE CONVERSATIONS WITH LONG THE AMERICANS LIKEWISE INDICATED THAT THEY HAD COMPILED A LIST OF ALLEGED MAL PRACTICES AMONG THEIR MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS. STANS HAD

TWO LARGE BLACK BOOKS ON THE TABLE.

FCO PASS SAVING BERNE COPENHAGEN HELSINKI OSLO VIENNA LISBON STOCKHOLM UKDEL E E C BRUSSELS UKDEL OECD PARIS WASHINGTON.

SIR E MELVILLE

/ REPEATED AS REQUESTED

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

TRADE POLICY DEPm.

EUR. INT. DEPT.

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