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NEXT WORD IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS OF THE CTA, NEHMER JUST SAID THAT ARTICLE 4 DOES NOT MENTION MARKET DISRUPTION.
THIS SEEMS TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE AMERICANS WANT A CTA
UMBRELLA UNDER WHICH THEY CAN CLOAK WITH SOME GATT LEGALITY DISCRIMINATORY ARRANGEMENTS BASED NOT ON OBJECTIVE CRITERIA
BUT VOLUME OF NOISE MADE BY TEXTILE INTERESTS.
8. A FULLER ACCOUNT WILL FOLLOW BY BAG.
F C O PL. PASS TO WASHINGTON GENEVA AND BRUSSELST.
SIR D TRENCH
REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
COMMODITIES DEPT.
H.K. DEPT.
TRADE POLICY DEPT. W.E.D.
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