TNAG-0166-FCO40-202-Exports-to-Benelux-countries-1969 — Page 100

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2.

(C) THE NOTICE TO EXPORTERS REGARDING (B) WAS PICKED UP BY LOCAL

PRESS AND SPOTTED, BY VAN DER STEENHOVEN SEMICOLON AND

(D) THE LEVELS IN TOTAL APPROXIMATE TO BENELUX IMPORTS IN 1967;

WE HAVE HAD SECOND THOUGHTS ON THIS ISSUE AND NOW THINK THAT IT

WOULD BE UNVISE TO SEEK AN INCREASE FOR THE GROUP 2 QUOTE BASKET

UNQUOTE AND RUN THE RISK OF COUNTER-DEMANDS FOR REDUCTIONS IN

CATEGORIES WITH SPECIFIC LIMITS,

4. YOUR SAVINGRAM NO. 252 JUST RECEIVED. WE AGREE YOUR VIEW THAT

ANY APPROACH NOW IS LIKELY TO BE UNSUCCESSFUL AND WOULD PROBABLY

BE ILL-ADVISED.

FC) PLEASE PASS PRIORITY BRUSSELS AND UKNIS GENEVA. ́

SIR D. TRENCH

REPEATED AS REQUESTED_/

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

H.K.D.

W. EUR. DEPT.

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