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TO PRIORITY UKREP BRUSSELS TELNO 1325 OF 7 NOVEMBER, 1973.

YOUR TELNO 5300: TEXTILE QUOTAS.

1. TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS DE FONBLANQUE/HAZLE AND MANNING/HOPE,

2. QUOTE QUOTAS PROVISIONALLY ANNOUNCED UNQUOTE IE, BEFORE 8 NOVEMBER, REFER NOT ONLY TO ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE BY HONG KONG

AND BY THE COMMUNITY ON PROVISIONAL AD HOC EXTENSION OF CURRENT

ARRANGEMENTS UNTIL 30 JUNE 1974, BUT ALSO TO ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE

BY US IN 1972 ON THE 4-YEAR QUOTA ARRANGEMENTS COVERING

POLYESTER-COTTON AND COTTON TEXTILES FROM HONG KONG, SOUTH

KOREA AND TAIWAN. WE HAVE ALREADY CONSULTED ABOUT THE

EXTENSION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS TO THAILAND AND COLOMBIA.

THE RESULTS OF THE CONSULTATIONS WITH THESE TWO COUNTRIES

ARE INCLUDED IN THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENT: IN THE CASE

OF COLOMBIA AN AUTOL IMITATION ARRANGEMENT SATISFACTORY TO THE UK:

AND FOR THAILAND A UNILATERALLY IMPOSED IMPORT QUOTA.

3. THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAREFULLY AVOIDS ALL MENTION OF COTTON YARN.

THE QUESTION OF LIBERALISATION ON 1 JANUARY 1974 OR FURTHER

DEROGATION IF THIS CAN BE AGREED IS STILL BEING CONSIDERED

BY OFFICIALS.

4. IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT WHICH WILL SHORTLY BE MADE CONCERNING LEVELS

OF OUR 1974 IMPORT QUOTAS FROM MEDITERRANEAN ASSOCIATES, WHICH

ARE OF COURSE PROVIDED FOR IN THE ENLARGEMENT PROTOCOLS TO THE

AGREEMENTS, WE INTEND TO REFER TO THE QUOTAS AS ALREADY

ESTABLISHED OR ANNOUNCED.

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