CYPHER/CAT A
CONFIDENTIAL
IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 110
CONFIDENTIAL.
NEUTRAL.
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TO OSLO
21 JULY 1969 (OD)
ADDRESSED TO OSLO TELEGRAM NUMBER 110 OF 21 JULY, AND TO STOCKHOLM, COPENHAGEN, VIENNA, BERNE, LISBON, HELSINKI, REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKMIS GENEVA, UKDEL (OECD) PARIS, UKDEL (EEC) BRUSSELS,
COTTON TEXTILES.
MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 841 TO DELHI GIVES THE LATEST TEXT OF A STATEMENT TO BE MADE IN THE HOUSE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE AT 3.39 PM ON 22ND JULY. TEXT IS SUBJECT TO SLIGHT LAST MINUTE AMEND- MENTS WHICH WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU BEFORE STATEMENT IS MADE.
2. PLEASE HAND A COPY OF THIS TO SENIOR OFFICIAL CONCERNED WITH COMMERCIAL POLICY MATTERS MAKING IT CLEAR THAT STATEMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL 4.30 PM BST ON 22 JULY AND STRESSING THAT WE ARE
NOT PROPOSING TO IMPOSE A TARIFF ON IMPORTS FROM EFTA.
3. THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WOULD OF COURSE GIVE THE EFTA COUNTRIES
AND THE IRISH REPUBLIC A SUBSTANTIAL PREFERENCE OVER THE COMMONWEALTH
4. WE HOPE THAT THE PROPOSAL WILL ENCOURAGE OTHER EFTA COUNTRIES
TO ADOPT A LIBERAL POLICY TOWARDS IMPORTS OF COTTON TEXTILES FROM
THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ESPECIALLY HONG KONG.
5. OUR PROPOSED ACTION SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED IN ANY WAY WITH THE
US PROPOSALS FOR RESTRICTIONS ON NON-COTTON TEXTILES.
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LISBON ONLY:-
6. IMPORTS FROM PORTUGAL INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN APRIL AND MAY.
HOWEVER, THE TOTAL FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS IS LITTLE HIGHER
THAT IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF LAST YEAR, NEVERTHELESS, PLEASE
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