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CONFIDENTIAL

[NEUTRAL]

STANS AND TEXTILES.

TC WASHINGTON

6 JUNE, 1969

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'THE ECONOMIST' OF 24TH MAY, 1969 CARRIES AN ARTICLE DATELINE

WASHINGTON TO THE EFFECT THAT QUOTE JUST BEFORE LEAVING

WASHINGTON STANS WENT TO SEE WILBUR MILLS AND PERSUADED HIM

TO PUBLISH A SOMEWHAT HASTY VERSION OF A BILL IMPOSING UNILATERAL

QUOTAS ON TEXTILE IMPORTS. THIS WAS THE THREAT FROM CONGRESS

WHICH MR. STANS HELD OVER THE JAPANESE AND OTHERS WHO MIGHT HAVE

BEEN LESS IMPRESSED IF THEY HAD KNOWN THAT MR. MILLS HAD ONLY

PUBLISHED THE BILL AT THE SPECIFIC REQUEST OF MR. STANS. , UNQUOTE

2. DO YOU KNOW IF THIS REPORT IS ACCURATE?

IF IT IS, COULD I

BE INFORMED PLEASE OF ANY DETAILS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE STANS/MILLS

MEETING.

FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE WASHINGTON.

SIR D. TRENCH

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

H.K.D.

TR. POL. D.

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