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CYPHER CAT A
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FA UK EP BRUSSELS 172499Z
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1973
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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO. 2093 OF 17 APRIL/INFO HONG KONG INFO SAVING BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE).
MIPT (NOT TO HONG KONG AND BRUSSELS): MEETING OF TEXTILES GROUP 16 APRIL.
GERMAN IMPORT QUOTAS FROM INDIA AND HONG KONG.
1. THE ITALIANS COMPLAINED THAT THEY HAD HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING THE AGREEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY TO INCREASES OF 50 OR 199 TONS IN THEIR QUOTAS FROM STATE TRADING COUNTRIES. THEY
WERE THEREFORE RELUCTANT TO AGREE TO THE GERMAN REQUEST FOR
INCREASES AMOUNT TO 3,59% TONS THOUGH THEY MIGHT BE PREPARED TO
AGKEE IF THEY COULD BE SURE THAT THEIR MUCH SMALL REQUESTS WOULD
RECEIVE MORE SYMPATHY IN FUTURE. MEANWHILE THEY RESERVED THEIR
POSITION. SUBJECT TO THIS REVSERVE THE INCREASE OF 500 TONS
FROM INDIA WAS AGREED. ON HONG KONG AGREEMENT WAS EVENTUALLY
REACHED), AGAINST OPPOSITION FROM THE BENELUX, TO AN INCREASE OF 1,250 TONS IN THE CEILING FOR TROUSERS (E4) AS COMPARED WITH A
GERMAN REQUEST FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF 3,000 TONS. THE DUTCH
DELEGATE OBSERVED AT ONE POINT THAT THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM WAS
THE CONVERSION FACTOR ON WHICH THEY HAD INVITED HONG KONG TO HOLD
TALKS. THE COMMISSION URGED STRONGLY THAT THIS COMPLEX QUESTION
SHOULD NOT BE REOPENED. ·
AGREEMENT ON NON-COTTON TEXTILES WITH HONG KONG.
2. THE COMMISSION DISTRIBUTED A SLIGHTLY REVISED VERSION OF THE
PROPOSED SENSITIVE LIST. THE BELGIANS ASKED FOR THE INCLUSION OF
TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS: 71 91 13 SYNTHETIC RAINWEAR AND 61 Ø1 53 - SYNTHETIC SUITING FOR MEN. THE ITALIANS ARGUED ON FAMILIAR LINES THAT THEIR MAIN CONCERN WAS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A
SAFEGUARD CLAUSE COVERING ALL NON-COTTON TEXTILE PRODUCTS INCLUDING
FIRKES. THEY WERE ALSO CURRENTLY THINKING ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF
SILK.
THEIR AGRCEMENT TO THE SENSITIVE LIST WAS ON THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT THERE SHOULD BE SUCH A CLAUSE IN THE AGREEMENT.
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/ 3. WE OPPOSED
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