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disrupted.

If, however, the Secretary of State considers

that the case advanced by Mr Davies is so strong that

quotas must be imposed, then the least we can do is to

give ample time for consultation with major suppliers.

This would mean in practice that in Parliament next week

Mr Davies would say that we were consulting major suppliers

about the possibility of maintaining the quota in addition

to the tariff. Even this course would, however, cause

deep resentment since we should at best be able to give

only the barest advance notice of this statement.

25 November 1971

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c.c. Mr Bottomley

Sir S Tomlinson

Sir L Monson

Mr Tickell

Mr Hale

Mr Laird

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