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DETAILS.

3. IF ASKED FOR DETAILS, YOU MAY DRAW ON THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS.

MEASURES AFFECTING U.K.

4. THE U.K. SHARE OF THIS PACKAGE COVERS THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS

FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:

COTTON YARN (55.05)

EGYPT

TURKEY

U.K. HAS SHARE OF 223 TONNES OUT OF

E.E.C. QUOTA OF 4,314.5 TONNES

TURKISH TEXTILES EXPORTERS' ASSOCIATIONG

HAVE GIVEN VOLUNTARY UNDERTAKINGS

REGARDING PRICE OF SHIPMENTS FOR

REMAINDER OF YEAR (UKREP TELNO 4838

OF 22 JULY TO F.C.O. REFERS).

ALREADY HAS QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTION.

U.K.

KNITTED SHIRTS

(EX 60.04)

TURKEY

TURKISH AUTHORITIES HAVE GIVEN

GREECE

ISRAEL

).

MALTA }

WOVEN SHIRTS

(EX 61.03)

CYPRUS

SINGAPORE

VOLUNTARY UNDERTAKING IN WRITING TO

RESPECT LIMIT OF 136,000 UNITS DURING

SECOND HALF OF 1977.

COMMISSION HAVE BEGUN DIPLOMATIC

INITIATIVE TO SEEK VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT

OF 281,000 ITEMS DURING SECOND HALF OF

1977.

COMMISSION WILL BE MAKING (OR MAY.

ALREADY HAVE MADE) DIPLOMATIC APPROACH

TO SEEK VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT,

AS FOR ISRAEL/MALTA ABOVE,

COMMISSION WILL SEEK CONSULTATIONS

UNDER M.F.A. BILATERAL AGREEMENT WITH

A VIEW TO SECURING RESTRAINT.

MEASURES AFFECTING OTHER MEMBER STATES.

5. AS IS THE CASE FOR THE U.K., THESE FALL INTO TWO CATEGORIES: (A) QUOTAS OR VOLUNTARY RESTRAINTS IN OPERATION NOW, AND (B)

CONSULTATIONS/DIPLOMATIC APPROACHES ADOUT FUTURE QUOTAS OR VOLUNTARY RESTRAHITS. PRODUCTS MARKED WITH PLUS SIGN (+) INDICATE

EXISTING U.K. QUOTA.

-.2-.

/(A)