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TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 372 OF 24 OCTOBER/INFO SAVING UKDEL BRUSSELS, WASHINGTON AND TOKYO.
GATT TEXTILES STUDY
MIPT. TEXT AS FOLLOWS:
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IN VIEW OF THE CONTINUING DIFFERENCES OF OPINION IN THE GATT TEXTILES WORKING PARTY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICAL FIBRES (PARTICULARLY STAPLE FIBRES) SHOULD FALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE TEXTILES STUDY, I SHOULD LIKE TO RECORD THE UNITED KINGDOM'S ATTITUDE TO THIS QUESTION AND TO SUPPLEMENT THE STATEMENT MADE BY OUR REPRESENTATIVE WHEN THE WORKING PARTY MET ON 18 19 SEPTEMBER.
WE ATTATCH IMPORTANCE TO THE INCLUSION OF THESE FIBRES IN THE STUDY BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE LINKS BETWEEN THEIR PRODUCTION AND TEXTILE MANUFACTURE WHICH, IN SOME MAJOR PRODUCING COMPANIES, AMOUNTS TO ALMOST COMPLETE VERTICAL INTEGRATION. IN THIS RESPECT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHEMICAL FIBRES IN RELATION TO THE TEXTILES STUDY IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF NATURAL FIBRES. WE FULLY SUPPORT THE VIEWS SET OUT IN THE LETTER SENT TO YOU ON 6 OCTOBER BY M. SPINELLI ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.
WE APPRECIATE THAT THE PROGRAMME FOR COMPLETION OF THE STUDY LEAVES LITTLE TIME FOR ANY APPRECIABLE WIDENING OF ITS SCOPE. HOWEVER, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE GATT SECRETARIAT ALREADY HAS SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ABOUT CHEMICAL FIBRES AT ITS DISPOSAL FOR A BRIEF BUT NONETHELESS CLEAR STATEMENT OF THE POSITION OF THE FIBRE INDUSTRY AND TRADE IN ITS PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENTS
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