TNAG-0627-FCO40-775-Effect-of-GATT-Multi-Fibre-Arrangement-on-Hong-Kong-negotiat-1977 — Page 27

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 4173 OF 22ND JUNE 1977 INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, ROUTINE PARIS.

FRENCH TEXTILE MEASURES.

MY TELNO 4156

1. FOLLOWING TELECOMS ABRAMSON/STERN/ELLIOTT WE SPOKE THIS AFTERNOON TO CASPARI (COMMISSION DGI). WE WARNED HIM THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THE UK TO GIVE AN IMMEDIATE AND DEFINITIVE REACTION TO ANY COMMISSION PROPOSALS THAT MIGHT BE PRESENTED AT TOMORROW'S RESUMED CONSULTATION, PARTICULARLY IF ARTICLE XIX MEASURES WERE INVOLVED.

2. CASPARI SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT DECISION THE FULL COMMISSION WOULD TAKE ON THIS SUBJECT, WHICH WAS BEING DISCUSSED THIS AFTERNOON. BUT HE WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THE COMMISSION PROPOSED TOMORROW THAT THE FRENCH PROBLEM SHOULD BE APPROACHED ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS.

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FOR PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM THE COMMUNITY'S PREFERENTIAL PARTNERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, THE APPROPRIATE SAFEGUARD CLAUSES SHOULD BE INVOKED. (THE SNAG HERE IS THAT THE EEC/ GREECE AGREEMENT HAS NO SAFEGUARD CLAUSE).

(11) FOR PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM THE STATE TRADING COUNTRIES AUTONOMOUS MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN UNDER THE RELEVANT COMMUNITY INSTRUMENTS.

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