ungenero ualy and I doubt if Ministers would want to, with no real domestic need to do so. But could we treat Pakistan markedly less generously than India? I would have thought this very difficult.
what all this would seemt to add up to is a pretty high ceiling for the Commonwealth (not forgetting equity for Singapore) and Kalaysia). To offset this would mean being as tough as possible with Korea and Taiwan I cannot see anybody having any very sensitive feclings, but practically where would we stand if we found very large quantities already firmly bought?
downht's
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What it all boils downh Is that what one might be able to negotiate or get away depends on what one wants. Overall cut back (which is what the industry has always wanted) would be profoundly difficult, so would eflective overall cut back on particular Commonwealth countries or cut back on particular lines.
Ceilings which did not allow some growth and flexibility would also seem difficult, but I would have thought that checks on : growth of particular lines that threatened trouble should be
negotiable. It is difficult to be more precise until someone
has indicated exactly what we want.
CV SANDERS US/CRE 2
Vic 314
Ext 2237
4 November 1971
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