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ROUTINE BRUSSELS (FOR BURGESS), UKMIS GENEVA (FOR MILLS) UKREP BRUSSELS AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MY TELNO.720 : FRENCH TEXTILE RESTRICTIONS.

1. WE UNDERSTAND FROM PRESS REPORTS THAT, AT THE E.E.C COUNCIL OF MINISTERS' MEETING ON 26 JULY, THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS FOR TEMPORARY COMMUNITY-WIDE MEASURES WERE ACCEPTED: AND THAT AS A RESULT THE FRENCH UNDERTOOK TO END THEIR UNILATERAL MEASURES

WHEN THE COMMUNITY REGULATIONS ENTERED INTO FORCE, SINCE THE COMMISSION REGULATION OF 12 JULY ON THE COMMUNITY MEASURES HAD ALREADY BEEN PUBLISHED ON 14 JULY, PRESUMABLY THE COUNCIL'S SUBSEQUENT ACCEPTANCE OF THESE MEASURES MEANS THAT THE COMMISSION REGULATION SHOULD HAVE ALREADY ENTERED INTO FORCE AND THAT THE FRENCH SHOULD HAVE ALREADY ENDED THEIR UNILATERAL MEASURES.

2. WE HAVE, HOWEVER, NOT YET RECEIVED ANY INDICATION THAT THIS IS THE CASE. GRATEFUL IF PARIS COULD BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH WHETHER THE FRENCH HAVE RESUMED THE AUTOMATIC LICENSING OF IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX 111 OF THE E.E, C/H.K TEXTILES AGREEMENT UNDER THE

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3. GRATEFUL ALSO IF PARIS COULD OBTAIN CONFIRMATION THAT THE ADDITIONAL FRENCH MEASURES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF OUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE (SUITS AND DRESSES ETC., COVERED BY

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