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THE COMMITTEE ALSO URGED ALL PARTICIPANTS CONCERNED TO MOVE

PROMPTLY TO NEGOTIATE THESE MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS IN

THE SPIRIT OF THE MFA. THE COMMITTEE AFFIRMED THAT IN

SEEKING SUCH SOLUTIONS THE INTERESTS OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN-

TAGED COUNTRIES WITH LOW GNP PER CAPITA, NEW ENTRANTS AND

SMALL SUPPLIERS SHALL BE PROTECTED.

PARAGRAPH 8 TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE EVOLUTIONARY AND CYCLICAL

NATURE OF TRADE IN TEXTILES AND THE NEED TO SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS,

INCLUDING THOSE DISCUSSED BY IMPORTING AND EXPORTING COUNTRIES

AT THE MEETINGS OF THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE IN A CONSTRUCTIVE AND EQUITABLE MANNER FOR THE INTEREST OF ALL CONCERNED, A SUFFICIENT CONVERGENCE OF VIEWS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WHICH IS SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY THE SIGNATURE AS FROM 15 DECEMBER

1977 OF A PROTOCOL FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE MFA IN ITS PRESENT

FORM. FOR A PERIOD OF X YEARS.

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2. PARAGRAPHS 1 TO 3,6 AND 7 REMAIN UNCHANGED FROM THE TEXG IN MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 352.

TRAN

3. THE FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH TRAN HAS UNDERTAKEN TO SELI, TO HIS CO-SPONSORS AND PROPOSE TO OTHER PARTICIPANTS (SEE PARA 4

OF MIPT) IS AS FOLLOWS:

IN PARAGRAPH 8 AFTER " A SUFFICIENT CONVERGENCE OF VIEWS

HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WHICH IS "INSERT ''ON THE BASIS OF

WHAT IS MENTIONED ABOVE**

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ARBUTHNOTT STERN (EIDE)

CABINET OFFICE HARRIS

D01 RIDLEY LOWNE FARRY

DOT GRAY WRIGHT MACFARLAN3

BOTTOMLEY

FILES

EID (E)

UND

TRED

HKJGD

NAMD

MR. FRETWELL

MA HIBBERT MR BUTLER MR THOMAS

[ADVANCED AS REQUESTED

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