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RESTRICTIONS ON THESE ITENS, REITERATING HIS CONVICTION OF
MAJORITY SUPPORT IN THE GATT, PARTICULARLY FROM DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES FOR ANY SUCH ACTION BY THEM AGINST US. HE BLANDLY
EXPLAINED THE VOLTE FACE ON THEIR CLAIM OF ONE MARKET FOR WOVEN SHIRTS BY ASSERTING THAT THE DEMAND FOR WOVEN COTTON GARMENTS
WAS DECLINING: THEY PREFERRED TO LIBERALIZE ON THESE LATTER RATHER THAN AGREE TO HONG KONG'S BALANCE OF COTTON QUOTAS BEING USED FOR SHIPMENT OF ADDITIONAL DISCONTINUOS SYNTHETIC SHIRTS. ALTHOUGH WE POINTED TO THE EXPERIENCE WITH COTTON ANORAKS, DE GEER
MAINTAINED
HIS GROUND. HE ALSO CONFIRMED THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF OUR RIGHTS TO THE PREVIOUS COTTON LEVEL UNDER PARAQ (1) (B) (81) OF ANNEX B TO THE CTA SHOULD WOVEN COTTON SHIRTS BE RESTRAINED AGAIN, FINALLY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PRESENTATION, HE OFFERED TO THROW IN NIGHT GARMENTS WITH THESE SHIRTS AND BLOUSES IN ONE COMBINED QUOTA.
40 AS 1969 IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG FOR THE THREE ITEMS TOGETHER
COMPRISED 71% OF TOTAL IMPORTS, 565 OF CONSUMPTION AND 216% OF PRODUCTION (AS AGAINST 62%, 47% AND 157% RESPECTIVELY FOR SHIRTS BY THEMSELVES), WE ACCEPTED THIS OFFER AND CONCENTRATED
ON LEVEL, THE LEVEL OF 2 MILLION FINALLY AGREED FOR THIS GROUP
INCLUDES, IN PARTICULAR, AN INCREASE OF 113,000 OVER THE PREVIOUS RESTRAINT LEVEL OF 625,000 FOR SHIRTS, BEING GROWTH AND/OR COMPENSATION FOR INCLUSION OF SPORTS SHIRTS ALTHOUGH THE SWEDES ORIGINALLY ATTEMPTED TO ARGUE THAT THE 625,000 LEVEL
ALREADY INCLUDED SPORTS SHIRTS.
5. WE ALSO AGREED A COMBINED LEVEL OF 790,000 FOR ANORAKS (GROWTH OF 10% ON THE 1969/70 SYNTHETIC LEVEL PLUS 190,000 FOR COTTON), AND 2.7 MILLION FOR WOOLLEN ETC. SWEATERS.
G.
WE HELD OUT FOR BETTER TERMS ON (A) (1) AND (IV) ABOVE
AND TODAY AGREED THESE LEVELS AS FOLLOWS
KNITTED SHIRTS ETC.
KNITTED UNDERPANTS
(WITH SUBLIMITS OF 1.4 MILLION FOR MEN'S AND 4.8 MILLION FOR WOMEN'S)
870.000
5.7 MILLION
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