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3. WE STILL STAND READY TO GO TO DUBLIN IF YOU FEEL THIS MIGHT DE USEFUL. LOCAL ADVICE IS STILL THAT IT COULD BE IF WE HAD SOMETHING TANGIBLE TO OFFER TO THE IRISH TO SHIFT THEM OFF THEIR PERCH, BUT WE DO NOT.

4. WE HAVE SEEN NO COPIES HERE OF ANY FCO REPORTS OR ADVICE TO YOU ON THE CSP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LAST TWO! WEEKS, YOU WILL NO DOUBT INSTRUCT US IF THERE IS ANYTHING SPECIFIC WE SHOULD BE DOING IN THESE CLOSING STAGES.

5. IN TERMS OF THE 1975 GSP THE SUGGESTED CEMARCHE TO THE COMMISSION BY WRITTEN MEMORANDUM LINKING THE TEXTILES DISCRIMINATION SEEMS NOW TO BE A DEAD DUCK.

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