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BRUSSELS ROUTINE BONN SAVING TO THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG COPENHAGEN

DUPLIN BRUSSELS UKMIS GENEVA TOKYO SEOUL

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 54 TO BONN: EEC/HONG KONG NEGOTIATIONS ON

NON-COTTON TEXTILES.

1. MEMBER OF ECONOMIC SECTION SPOKE AS REQUIRED TO PANAFICU

IN THE DREE ON 19 JANUARY AND LEFT A PIECE OF PAPER BASED ON

PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE.

2. PANAFIEU SAID THAT THE ONLY POINT THE FRENCH COULD ACCEPT WITHOUT RESERVE WAS(E) ALTHOUGH OUR ATTITUDE TO THE PROBLEM DID NOT COINCIDE WITH THE FRENCH ONE, HE WELCOMED THIS APPROACH

BY US WAS GLAD TO BE INFORMED OF OUR VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING, AND HOPED THAT FURTHER BILATERAL TALKS ON THE QUESTION OF TEXTILES POLICY IN THE EEC CONTEXT MIGHT BE ARRANGED

IN THE SAME WAY AS RECENT BILATERAL TALKS ON EEC POLICY

TOWARDS NEGOTIATIONS IN THE GATT.

3. FCO PLEASE PASS ADVANCE COPY TO RIDLEY DTI

FCO PSE PASS SAVING TO ALL

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION:

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ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION:

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HKIOD FED

COPIES TO:

MR. HOPE, CTD, DTI.

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