Daily News Record 14/10/69.
5. Seeks Japan Reply In 10 Days; Europeans To Ease Export Stand
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C. S. Government officials say they would like to know within 10 days Japan's position on bilateral negotiations on the textile import problem. American textile execu- tives returning from the GATT meeting in Geneva feel that European countries will soften their stands on tex- tile export controls.
By HARRY JENKINS NEW YORK. Ameri- can textile men feel Euro- pean nations will -soften their adamant stand against controlling textile exports to the United States, an American industry. source told DNR.
He explained that EEC nations were under pres- sure to drop certain of their import controls which are in violation of GATT. If
the United States comes up with a quota pact with Ja- pan, other Asian textile producers will fall into line quickly, he said, and this means the EEC markets might feel the weight of
: Asian trade shifting from
the United States to them.
Also, he added, the United States can apply the same
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By RICHARD C. SIZEMORE
WASHINGTON, U. S. officials indicated Monday they would like a reply from Japan within about 10 days to a United States proposal for bilateral negotiations on the textile import problem.
These officials indicated this would be a reasonable time for a Japanese re- sponse to the United States proposals made recently.
They would not be un- happy if the time went be- yond next week provided the response was what they are seeking, they said, add- ing they were more inter- ested in results than in for- malities.
It also was made plain by these officials that As- sistant Secretary of State Philip L. Trezise did not ask
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Japan last week for a re- sponse to the United States aide memoire.
Trezise didn't ask this question in his trade talks in Tokyo last week with Japanese Trade Minister Masayoshi Ohira. The for- mal Japanese response is still to come.
It was understood, how- ever, that Trezise told Ohira that the United States desired a reply "fairly promptly."
United States officials also said that if the Japanese reply calls for bilateral talks within the framework of the General Agree- ment on Tariffs & Trade they don't see any problem. They said there were several articles in the GATT agreement under which such talks could be hela.
But the United States has adamantly ruled out taking the textile case to GATT under Ar- ticle 19 in which it would have to prove Injury from textile Im- ports.
United States officials Indicated they thought there had been too much excitement over a possible Japanese proposal to negotiate under GATT auspices.
As for a multilateral discus- sion approach in the problem of curbing imports of wool and synthetic textiles, 11 S. officials seemed less opposed to this than previous reports indicated. How- ever, they would not be pinned down. They pointed out, though, that the United States never in- tended to negotiate bilaterally with Japan. They said that the textile import problem is not confined solely to Japan.
As for successfully negotiating a textile pact with Japan, U. S. officials refused to make a pre- diction. They noted that the Ad- ministration has taken a position, and that they intend to try to get the Administration what it wants. "But we have a lot of work to do yet," these officials said.
But U.S. officials said if they went into any further talks, it would be with the idea of getting results. They again ruled out negotiating selectively.. They sald there would be no com- promise on this.
The U.S. officials also seemed
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