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we joined the European Economic Community.

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have taken full account of the fact that a number

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full at count of the fact that a sumba 4 avalore Cotton textiles have always been regarded

in the time injama Aira ham might internationally as (a special case:) by imposing -

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from our traditional policy in regard to

Commonwealth goods.

8. So far as the trade in cotton goods is

concerned the Government have concluded that

there is ho reason to think that, with the

exception of India, the developing countries of

the Commonwealth generally would be able to

ozport loss to the UK over a tariff of the

Level which we have in mind than they would with

a' continuance of the quota system. So jau as

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