TNAG-0303-FCO40-339-Effects-of-tariffs-on-imports-of-cotton-textiles-to-UK-from--1971 — Page 10

COVERING

CONFIDENTIAL

Reference..

PS Minister for Trade

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c.c. PS/Secretary of State

PS/Minister of Industry

PS/PUSS Trade

Secretary

Mr Rampton

Mr Bullock

Mr Hughes

Trade

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Mr Bird

PB

Mr Lam

CRE1

Mr Sanders

CRE2

Mr Preston

CRE3

Mr Edwards

CRE5

Mr Ridley

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Mr Lanchin

Central Secretariat

Mr Moon

Mr Warne

Mr Mitchelmore

Miss Lowne

Mr Hale

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RID

IC3

CT1

FCO

TARIFF CONSOLIDATION, ORDER

AFFIRMATIVE RESOLUTION DEBATE

Miss Lowne has asked me to send you the attached passage for inclusion in the Minister's speech in the Debate on the Tariff Consolidation Order tomorrow night. This passage and the

brief for the debate also attached - deals with the introduction of a tariff on cotton yarn and woven cotton textiles from the Commonwealth Preference Area. We are unable, at this stage, to enclose with the brief a copy of the statement on the retention of quotas which the Secretary of State is making this afternoon; a copy will follow as soon as we have the final text; and we shall also send (either this evening or tomorrow morning) any further briefing which becomes necessary in the light of developments today.

Düwelch

(Miss C H Welch)

CT16

Room 1120

Millbank Tower

8 December 1971

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