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MY TELEGRAM NO 1477: IMPORTS OF NON-COTTON TEXTILES FRON HONG KONG.
IN THE WORKING GROUP ON 14 MARCH WE AGAIN SUCCEEDED IN SHELVING THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS FOR NEGOTIATIONS ON NON-COTTON TEXTILES RESTRAINTS. WE NOW HAVE TO CONSIDER THE NEXT MOVES.
2. BENELUX SEEN READY TO TAKE US OF ON THE DEMAND THAT A CASE MUST BE MADE OUT DEMONSTRATING PARKET DISRUPTIONS. TACTICALLY IT WOULD DE BEST IF THIS CASE IS NOT MADE OUT IN THE WORKING GROUP. THE BENELUX PRESENTION WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO SAY QUOTE NC
TOO UNQUOTE AND WOULD GIVE THE COMMISSION EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF ITS CONTENTION THAT ACTION 15 NECESSARY AND SHOULD BE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL, H THE ABSENCE OF ANY CLEAR CRITERION OF DISRUPTION AND WITH US SITTING PRETTY ON OUR VON AGREEMENT WITH HONG KONG THERE MUST BE SOME LIMIT TO OUR RESISTANCE TO AGREEMENT ON A MANDATE FOR NEGOTIATIONS,
2. UNILATERAL MEASURES BY HONG KONG WOULD AT LEAST TAKE THE EDGE OFF THE ECONOMIC PROBLEE WHICH BENELUX FACES OR COULD DE PERSUA-- SIVELY SAID TO DO SO I WORKING GROUP DISCUSSION, THEY KOULD 2 HOVE VCR, LEAVE UNDENTED THE ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF COMMUNITY MEASURES BASED ON COMMT POTAL POLICY PRINCIPLES CORRESPONDING
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