TNAG-0629-FCO40-777-Effect-of-GATT-Multi-Fibre-Arrangement-on-Hong-Kong-negotiat-1988 — Page 179

HOVEN, SHIRTS

SINGAPORE)

FRANCE

CONSULTATIONS

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UNDER P.F.A.

MACAO }

BILATERAL AGREEMENT

FOR NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAR.

*

6. PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO NEW RESTRICTIONS AGAINST INDIA OR PAKISTA: FOR THE U. K BACKGROUND TO U.K. EXISTING QUOTAS FOR INDIA ON COTTON YARN AND KNITTED SHIRTS, AND ALL MEMBER STATES QUOTAS ON WOVEN SHIRTS AND BLOUSES (MILL MADE AND HAND LOOM) IS WELL-KNOWN TO YOU AND WAS RECENTLY DISCUSSED IN THE TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE

THE T.S.B. URGED FURTHER CONSULTATIONS

BODY (T.S.B.) IN GENEVA.

THE U.K. STILL ALSO HAS A

AND THE BALL IS STILL IN INDIA'S COURT. RESTRAINT ON PAKISTANI KNITTED SHIRTS ABOUT WHICH PAKISTAN HAS NOT COMPLAINED IN THE T.S.B.

POSSIBLE FURTHER MEASURES.

7. THE COMMISSION ARE ALSO CONSIDERING REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL

WE HAVE ASKED FOR RESTRAINTS FOR RESTRAINTS ON SOME OTHER PRODUCTS.

THE U.K. UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SAFEGUARDS ON THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS:-

COTTON CLOTH (55.09)

EGYPT

TROUSERS AND JEANS (EX 61.01)

MALTA

JERSEYS (EX 60.05)

BRASSIERES (EX 61.09)

SINGAPORE, PHILIPPINES ISRAEL, PHILIPPINES

NO DECISIONS HAVE YET BEEN TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION AND WE ARE NOT (REPEAT NOT) OPERATING RESTRAINTS ON THESE PRODUCTS AT PRESENT.

OWEN

BY TELEGRAPH TO:

ANKARA

TEL AVIV

MANILA

ATHENS

CAIRO

CANBERRA

MADRID

RABAT

WELLINGTON

KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE

VALLETTA

BUCHAREST

TUNIS

NEW DELHI

NICOSIA

NEW YORK (BIS)

ISLAMABAD

BOGOTA

KARACHI

DACCA COLOMBO

BTC HONG KONG

AND SAVING TO CERTAIN OTHER POSTS.

FCO/WHITEHALL DISTN

010

-4400

ADDITIONAL DISTN GUIDANCE