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British Embassy,
WASHINGTON D.C.
2 June, 1969
Dear Denis,
MR. STANS
I had intended to include some remarks about Mr. Stans
and his championing of the textile lobby in my fortnightly
letter to you for the end of May. But that letter has become already too long, so I will make this a letter on its
own.
In his determination to carry out the assignment which
the President gave him to secure voluntary agreement on the
limitation of textile exports to the U.S., Mr. Stans is playing a game, deliberately or otherwise, which is beginning to look dangerous, both for textile exporting countries and for the
United States foreign trade relations generally.
In the face of a firm rejection of his proposals by both
the European and the Far Eastern countries, he has openly conveyed the impression that, unless there is a change of heart
on the part of these countries within ninety days, the
Administration will not hold back the Congress from legislating
He quotas and might even initiate such measures themselves. has since virtually invited the Congressmen from the textile
States to step up their pressure.
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These crude tactics may not have been welcome to Congress
a whole and there is some evidence that Wilbur Mills, who
holds the key to the situation in the House and likes to keep
his options open, was not too pleased with his action.
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Sir Denis Greenhill, K.C.M.G., O.B.E.,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
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