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COMMISSION SAID THEY WOULD BE PREPARED FOR A DISCUSSION OF THIS

QUESTION AT THE COUNCIL. THEY LAID GREAT STRESS ON THE FACT THAT, EVEN WITH THE 0.6% GROWTH CURRENTLY ON OFFER FOR THE UK (WITHOUT

ANY BURDEN SHARING EFFECT) IT WAS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT UK COTTON

YARN IMPORTS IN 1931 WOULD BE CONSIDERABLY BELOW THOSE IN 1977.

NEVERTHELESS THE COMMISSION OFFERED TO TALK AGAIN TO THE GERMANS

IN THE MARGINS OF TUESDAY'S COUNCIL IN AN ATTEMPT TO PERSUADE

THEM TO TAKE SOME OR ALL OF THE 0.6% GROWTH CURRENTLY ON OFFER

FOR THE UK.

8. SEE MIFT.

FCO ADVANCE COPIES TO:-

FCO

CAB

DOI

DOT

PS/SCS, PS/MR JUDD, PS/PUS, BUTLER, FRETWELL, JENKINS,

STERN.

FRANKLIN, RENWICK, PS/SIR J HUNT.

PS/MR VARLEY, PS/MR WILLIAMS, RIDLEY, HUDSON, MISS LOWNE,

FARRY.

PS/MR DELL, PS/MR MEACHER, SIR L PLIATZKY, GRAY, ABRAMSON,

HELLINGS, MISS MACFARLANE.

BUIST, BAXTER.

ODM

TSY

PS/MR BARNETT, MICHELL.

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