TNAG-0145-FCO40-181-Exports-of-textiles-to-United-States-of-America-1969 — Page 123

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I will take two or three more questions.

QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, how large is the tex-

tile share in this country?

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SECRETARY STANS: How large are the textile

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import shares?

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QUESTION: Yes.

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SECRETARY STANS:

Over-all, the textile import

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share in the case of wool is 25.5 percent; in the case of

cotton it is 10.5 percent; in the case of man made's, 4.5

percent, over-all.

QUESTION: What was the last figure?

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SECRETARY STANS: 4.5 percent.

In the case of

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Europe, I haven't seen, a figure for Europe as a whole, but

it varies from a very small percent in some of the Western

European countries to a large percent say in a country like

the U.K.

Some of the Common Market countries are very

small and the U.K. is fairly large. Of course, the man

made's which is the lowest percentage is the one that is

growing the fastest.

QUESTION: Is there any plan for further negotia~~

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tions on soy beans?

SECRETARY STANS: Yes, I believe that Secretary

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Hardin is planning à trip to Europe in June to discuss agricultural matters and I am sure the subject of soy beans--

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