TNAG-0628-FCO40-776-Effect-of-GATT-Multi-Fibre-Arrangement-on-Hong-Kong-negotiat-1977 — Page 22

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CONTACT THEIR AUTHORITIES. TRAN (COMMISSION) DID NOT ON THIS OCCASION SAY THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD TAKE ITS RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT NOR DID

HE GIVE ANY REPLY TO THE CHAIRMAN'S REQUEST.

8. AT THE 7+7 MEETING WHICH FOLLOWED, US SIGNIFIED THEIR ACCEPTANCE

OF THE TRIPARTITE PAPER AND ASKED THAT IT SHOULD BE CIRCULATED TO THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE. TRAN (COMMISSION) STATED THAT HE PERSONALLY

ACCEPTED THE TEXT AD REFERENDUM TO BRUSSELS. BRAZIL AND INDIA ASKED THAT THEIR PAPER (INTRODUCED INTO THE 7+7 ON THURSDAY 21 JULY PARA 3 OF MY TELNO 6 REFERS) SHOULD ALSO BE CIRCULATED TO THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE. OTHERS (CANADA AND AUSTRALIA) COULD ACCEPT

NEITHER TEXT AND YET OTHERS PRESSED FOR MORE TIME ROMANIA FOR

EXAMPLE THOUGHT THAT THIS PRESENT SESSION OF THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE

COULD BE ADJOURNED: BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS COULD GO ON FROM NOW

UNTIL THE AUTUMN WHEN THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE COULD MEET AGAIN WHEN

A CLEARER PICTURE WOULD HAVE EMERGED, LONG DESCRIBED THE PROCEEDINGS

AS A QUOTE FANTASTIC GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK UNQUOTE AND SAID THAT HE

WOULD CALL THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE TOGETHER AT 4 PM ON SUNDAY 24

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MR HIBBERT

MR FRETWELL

MR BUTLER

MR THOMAS

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