TNAG-0628-FCO40-776-Effect-of-GATT-Multi-Fibre-Arrangement-on-Hong-Kong-negotiat-1977 — Page 25

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TO FLASH FCO TEL NO 4845 OF 24/7 AND TO FLASH UKMIS GENEVA

INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS.

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MEETING OF COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE (DEPUTIES): SUNDAY 24 JULY

TEXTILES: RENEWAL OF THE MFA

YOUR TEL NO 1587

SUMMARY

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1. CORPER (DEPUTIES MET THIS MORNING AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION TO HEAR A REPORT FROM DENMAN ON THE LATEST STATE OF PLAY IN GENEVA. HE TOLD THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COMMISSION PROPOSED TO ACCEPT THE TEXT OF THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE AS NOW DRAFTED. THE FRENCH EXPRESSED STRONG DISSATISFACTION.

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DENMAN GAVE TO GOLDSMITH AFTER THE MEETING THE TEXT OF A SHORT STATEMENT TO THE PRESS WHICH THE COMMISSION INTEND TO ISSUE IN GENEVA AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE THIS AFTERNOON (TEXT IN MIFT).

3. AT 13.00HRS TODAY, DAVIGNON GAVE GOLDSMITH HIS REPLY, IN THE FORM OF A LETTER TO MR DELL, TO THE MESSAGE CONTAINED IN PARAS

2 TO 4 OF YOUR TEL UNDER REFERENCE (TEXT IN MY SECOND IFT).

DISCUSSION

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DENMAN CIRCULATED THE, LATEST GENEVA TEXT. PARAS 5 AND 9 NOW READ AS FOLLOWS:

115. AS REGARDS WHAT WAS DESCRIBED BY ONE MAJOR 1.P. IN ITS STATEMENT TO THIS COMMITTEE AS ITS PRESSING IMPORT PROBLEMS, THE T.C. RECOGNIZED THAT SUCH PROBLEMS SHOULD BE RESOLVED BILATERALLY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ART 4 OR 3(3) AND 3(4). (RESERVE EGYPTE)

/ THE COMMITARE

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