THE TEST AT ITS NEETING ON & JUNE. FAILURE TO DO SO WOULD NOT CHLY IRRITATE OUR NEGOTIATING PARTNERS IN GENEVA STILL FURTHER BUT MOULD ALSO PUT IN JEOPARDY THE COMMUNITY'S PROGRAMME FOR BILATERAL
NEGOTIATIONS.
2. MEYNELL (COMMISSION) AGREED. THE COMMISSION HAD HELD SOME BILATER- AL TALKS BUT THESE HAD NOT YET LED TO CONCRETE RESULTS. HE POINT- ED OUT THAT A MEETING OF THE 7 PLUS 7 WAS PLANNED FOR 8 JUNE. KITTEL (GERMANY) ALSO STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF REACHING AGREEMENT ON A MANDATE BEFORE 14 JUNE. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD HAVE REPERCUSSIONS GOING BEYOND THE FIELD OF TEXTILES. SCHEER (FRANCE) ALSO AGREED ON THE URGENCY OF THE PROBLEM BUT WAS UNACLE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE FRENCH POSITION. THE MATTER HAD BEEN SUDMITTED TO THE HIGHEST AUTHORITIES AND HE HOPED THERE WOULD BE AGREEMENT ON THE FRENCH POSITION NEXT WEEK. THE SUBJECT COULD BE PUT ON THE AGENDA AGAIN ON 1 JUNE FOR A POSSIBLE DISCUSSION. THE ITEM.COULD BE CONFIRMED IF HE
HAD NEW INSTRUCTIONS BY THAT DATE.
FCO PASS ADVANCE COPIES TO:
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HARRIS
FCO
CAR
DOI
MISS LOWNE, FARRY, BROWN
COT
MISS MACFARLANE, WRIGHT
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