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CYPHER/CAT'A'

CONFIDENTIAL

K.271

1st to us. 15/4/70.

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CT.A.

PRIORITY WASHINGTON

TELEGRAM NO.1285

CONFIDENTIAL. NEUTRAL

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 29 APRIL 1970

ADDRESSED TO F.C.0. TELEGRAM NO.1285 OF 29 APRIL REPEATED FOR

INFORMATION TO UKMIS GENEVA UKDEL BRUSSELS HONG KONG TOKYO AND

SEOUL.

F.C.0. PLEASE COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

COTTON AND NON-COTTON TEXTILES.

STATE DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING INSTRUCTED U.S. MISSIONS IN MAIN

TEXTILE EXPORTING COUNTRIES TO INVITE GOVERNMENTS TO NEGOTIATE

NEW COTTON TEXTILE BILATERALS IN GENEVA FROM 11 MAY ONWARDS.

AMERICANS HOPE TO SEND ADEQUATE TEAMS TO CONDUCT AT LEAST TWO

NEGOTIATIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND WILL ALLOCATE DATES IN ORDER

OF RECEIPT OF ACCEPTANCES.

2. THEY ARE OFFERING CHOICE BETWEEN COVERING COTTON TEXTILES ONLY

WITHOUT RELATION OR PREJUDICE TO THE NON-COTTON PROBLEM

OR DISCUSSING BILATERAL ARRANGEMENTS TO COVER BOTH. WE GATHER THAT

AT LEAST TAIWAN AND KOREA ARE BEING TOLD THAT SUBSTANTIAL ! IMPROVEMENTS ON COTTON WILL REWARD COMPLIANCE ON NON-COTTON.

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3. WE WILL SEND COMMENTS ON THIS PROPOSAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

4. AMERICANS CONSIDER THAT THE QUOTE SPECIFIC INDICATIONS UNQUOTE REFERRED TO IN THE COTTON TEXTILES COMMITTEE RESOLUTION OF 23 DECEMBER 1969 WILL EMERGE DURING THE PROPOSED NEGOTIATIONS AND

HOPE THAT THIS WILL FACILITATE THE RENEWAL OF THE C.T.A. SOON

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AFTERWARDS.

F.C.O. PASS UKMIS GENEVA UKDEL BRUSSELS HONG KONG TOKYO AND SEOUL.

IN

MR. FREEMAN.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED].

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION:

COPY TO:

RGCikrits 51

COMMODITIES DEPT

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON.

H.K. DEPT

AMERICAN DEPT

TRADE POLICY DEPT

AKKO/ 16

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