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REQUEST, WHICH I UNDERTOOK TO CONVEY TO YOU, WAS HARDLY LIKELY TO BE VIEWED FAVOURABLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE WERE TOTALLY OPPOSED TO THE CONCEPT OF SUPER- COMPETITIVE SAFEGUARDS AND THE RESULTING DIVERSION

OF NORMAL CHANNELS OF TRADE.

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