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TO IMMEDIATE BONN TELNO 54 OF 18 JANUARY AND TO PARIS, ROME, BRUSSELS, THE HAGUE, LUXEMBOURG, COPENHAGEN, DUBLIN INFO PRIORITY UKREP BRUSSELS AND UKMIS GENEVA INFO SAVING TOKYO AND SEOUL.

PROPOSED EEC-HONG KONG NEGOTIATIONS FOR RESTRAINTS ON TRADE IN NON-COTTON TEXTILES.

1. A MEETING HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR THE AFTERNOON OF 22 JANUARY, IN BRUSSELS, OF THE GROUP OF EXPERTS ON TEXTILE MATTERS, TO DISCUSS THE COUNCIL DOCUMENT S/27/73 (COMER 6) OF 9 JANUARY 1973 PROPOSING IMMEDIATE NEGOTIATIONS WITH HONG KONG FOR VOLUNTARY RESTRAINTS ON EXPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY OF A WIDE RANGE OF NON- COTTON TEXTILES, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS REQUEST BY THE COMMISSION FOR A NECOTIATING MANDATE IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF PRESSURE BY THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT: FURTHER, WE UNDERSTAND THAT GESAMTTEXTIL AND THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS HAVE AGREED A SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED TO THE COM JSSION'S LIST, AND ARE ALSO AGREED THAT THE COMMUNITY SHOULD SEEK IMMEDIATE SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS WITH JAPAN, TAIWAN AND SOUTH KOREA, WITH SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT PRODUCT COVERAGE,

2. AT THE MEETING ON 22 JANUARY WE PROPOSE TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING LINE:

(A) NEW RESTRICTIONS ON A COMMUNITY BASIS SHOULD CONFORM TO THE PRINCIPLES WHICH THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE INTERNATIONALLY. ACCEPTED, IN A SUCCESSOR TO THE LTA OR AMENDMENT TO GATT ARTICLE XIX.

(B) THERE SHOULD BE OBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR THE RECOGNITION OF MARKET DISRUPTION.

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