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EN CLAIR
PRIORITY NEW DELHI TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO 1385
UNCLASSIFIED [NEUTRAL]
COTTON TEXTILES.
28 JULY 1969
(110,
THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A STATEMENT BEING MADE IN
PARLIAMENT AT ABOUT NOON LOCAL TIME TODAY BY THE MINISTER OF
FOREIGN TRADE. IT IS SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE VARIATIONS IN DELIVERY.
BEGINS:-
THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE OF U.K. MADE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT ON 22ND JULY, 1969 IN THE BRITISH HOUSE OF
COMMONS REGARDING THE ACTION PROPOSED TO BE TAKEN BY THE
U.K. GOVERNMENT ON THE REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE BRITISH
TEXTILE COUNCIL THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS NATURALLY CAUSED
GREAT CONCERN TO THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSE.
2. IT APPEARS FROM THE STATEMENT MADE BY THE PRESIDENT,
OARD OF TRADE, THAT WHILE THE U.K. GOVERNMENT HAVE NOT
ACCEPTED SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO THEIR TEXTILE INDUSTRY, THEY HAVE ACCEPTED
THE RECOMMENDATION TO INTRODUCE, AS FROM JANUARY 1, 1972,
A TARIFF ON IMPORTS OF COTTON TEXTILES FROM THE COMMONWEALTH
PREFERENCE AREA, ON COTTON CLOTH, THE MAIN ITEM OF TRADE,
THE DUTY WOULD BE 15%. FROM THAT DATE, THE EXISTING GENERAL
QUOTA SYSTEM WOULD BE TERMINATED AND THE U.K. GOVERNMENT
WOULD CONSIDER THE USE OF QUOTAS ONLY ON PARTICULAR PRODUCTS
UNDER THE LONG-TERM COTTON AGREEMENT OF THE G A T T, AND ONLY
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"VED IN
No.51
30 JUL 1969
11KK6/28/
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