138
CYPHER CAT A
PRIORITY WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1425
RESTRICTED.
NEUTRAL.
RESTRICTED
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
7 MAY 1969
ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER
1405 OF 7 MAY REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG TOKYO UKDEL
BRUSSELS UKMIS GENEVA AND SAVING TO PARIS BONN ROME BERNE BRUSSELS
AND THE HAGUE.
104 MY TEL NO 1275: TEXTILE IMPORTS.
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WE ARE RELIABLY INFORMED THAT CONGRESSMAN MILLS IS ABOUT TO
INTRODUCE A NEW TEXTILE CONTROL BILL. IT WOULD IMPOSE LIMITATIONS ON THE VALUE OF TEXTILE IMPORTS TO THE AVERAGE OF THE 1967/68 LEVEL
WITH PROVISION FOR A 10 PER CENT ANNUAL INCREASE FOR COUNTRIES
EXERCISING VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT. THE PERMITTED LEVEL OF IMPORTS IN
1970 WOULD BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT BY WHICH IMPORTS IN THE SECOND
HALF OF 1969 EXCEEDED IMPORTS IN THE FIRST HALF. THIS WOULD IMPOSE
A STANDSTILL FOR THE REMAINDER OF 1969.
2. THE BILL WOULD ALSO AUTHORISE THE PRESIDENT TO IMPOSE
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS BY CATEGORY WITHIN THE OVERALL VALUE
LIMITATIONS.
3. PRESENTATION OF THE BILL AT THIS TIME LOOKS ON THE FACE OF THINGS
LIKE A RATHER CRUDE MOVE TO STRENGTHEN STANS' HAND IN THE FAR
EAST, BUT THIS IS OUT OF KEEPING WITH MILLS'S NORMAL METHODS AND
WILL COMMENT WHEN FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
FCO PASS TO HONG KONG TOKYO UKDEL BRUSSELS UKMIS GENEVA AND SAVING TO PARIS, BONN, ROME, BERNE, BRUSSELS AND THE HAGUE.
MR. FREEMAN
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
COMMODITIES D.
TR. POL. D.
H.K.D.
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RECEVED IN R.GISTRY No.51
12 MAY 1969
PAKK 6/304/1
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