W. Dorward, Esq.,
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تحب
23 December 1968
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All this has gone into the melting pot and a submission is now bzore Canadian Kinisters, containing a review of the whole low cost import question and presumably containing also recommendations for future policy. Alec KacPherson would of course not reveal what al- ternatives had been put to Zinisters. Nor could he hazard any guess about the likely outcome given the very vide disparity between the views and interests of the various Ministers concerned. One relevant p point was that the Kinister of Trade and Commerce, Jean-Luc Pepin, represents an important textile co..stituency in quebec. (Bear in mind, however, before becoming too depressed, that the Prime. Einister oweD much support to the Canadian youth who have a strong bias to help developing countries). bucPherson did say however that he thought the result would probably be a slight change in bearing rather than a radical alteration in course.
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FacPherson did not know at this stage whether thero would be a policy amouncement or not but he promised to let me know when any decisione had been made. I stressed the importance of letting us know early if my change in policy was in prospect since this would obviously affect the forward planning of your producers.
MacPherson X3 recognized this.
-8. Finally, to satisfy your curiosity of the mysterious cutting from ¡lansarð. I enclose the other half. As you will see you would not have been left tantalized for long. I also enclose a cutting from the Globe and Kail of 22 November about Japan's voluntary restraint arrangement. The Department of Finance have promised to send me copies of this end of the restraint arrangements which have been reached since tctober with Korea ard I think Pakistan.
3. I am sending a copy of this letter to stewart at the Board or Trade and to Trade Policy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
DXDT/bb
cc. S. Stewart, Esq., E.C.
(D.H.D. Thomas)
Trade Policy Dept., F. & C. Office.
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