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7. THE US AGREED, ADDING THAT THEY WERE HOPING FOR THE BEST. EGYPT CONFINED THEMSELVES TO ASKING FOR THETEXT. INDIA HOWEVER CLEARLY STATED THAT WHILE THEY COULD CONSIDER A STRICTLY TEMP- ORARY DEROGATION FROM THE MFA TO DEAL WITH CURRENT TEMPORARY DIFFICULTIES AND SO ENABLE PARTICULAR PARTICIPANTS TO PUT THEMSELVES IN A POSTION WHERE THEY COULD RESPECT IT, IN THE LONG TERM THEY COULD NOT SUBSCRIBE TO A CHARTER FOR A NEW PROTECTIONISM. KOREA CLAIMED TO HAVE MADE GREAT CONCESSIONE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. THE ASEAN COUNTRIES MADE A PLEA FOR THE ''ELEPHANTS' IN THE NEGOTIATIONS NOT TO TRAMPLE THE INTERESTS CF SMALL EXPORTERS.
8. TRAN CONCLUDED WITH A STRONG DEMAND FOR A FURTHER EFFORT TO BE MADE TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S PROBLEMS. IT HAD TO BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD BY ALL THAT, WHATEVER ELSE HAPPENED, IN THE NEXT 5 TEXTILE YEARS FOR THE COMMUNITY COULD BE NOTHING LIKE THE PAST 4 YEARS. THE COMMUNITY DID NOT WANT TO BE FORCED INTO
AN UNCONTROLABLE SITUATION.
9. LONG JUMPED IN BEFORE THIS REMINDER OF THE COMMUNITY'S PLIGHT COULD EVOKE (OR PROVOKE) ANY FURTHER DEBATE ON RIGHTS AND WRONGS, AND PROPOSED A FURTHER MEETING OF THE 7+7 ON 21 JULY AT 4 PM. MEANWHILE, NO DOUBT THE TRIPARTITE TEXT WOULD ONE WAY OR ANOTHER FIND ITS WAY INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO
NEEDED TO CONSIDER IT. THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBLILITY OF A
TEXTILES COMMITTEE MEETING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
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