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DEPARTURES FROM THE MANDATE AT THE COUNCIL AND REMINDED THEM THAT OUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE WAIVER OF GATT ARTICLE XIX RIGHTS IN ARTICLE 2 WAS CONDITIONAL ON THE RETENTION OF EFFECTIVE SAFEGUARDS IN ARTICLE 6. WE WERE SUPPORTED BY FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS WHO INFORMED US PRIVATELY THAT THEY WERE ALSO PREPARED TO RAISE THESE..
MATTERS AT THE COUNCIL.
ARTICLE 15. UNDER PRESSURE FROM SEVERAL MEMBER STATES THE COMMISSION AGREED TO DELETE THE NEW PROVISION FOR REFERENCE TO BE MADE TO THE TSB IN CASES WHERE NO MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE CONCLUSION WAS REACHED.
PROTOCOL B. THE COMMISSION SAID THAT THEY WERE RE-CONSIDERING THE HANDLOOM PROVISIONS AND PROMISED TO CIRCULATE A REVISED TEXT SOON.
(C) GATT TEXTILES COMMITTEE.
7. TRAN REPORTED THAT INDIA WAS LEADING AN INITIATIVE IN GENEVA TO SECURE THE RECALL OF THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE IN THE WEK BEGINNING 22 NOVEMBER (SEE OUR TELNO 6761). HE ASKED MEMBER STATES TO SUPPORT THE COMMISSION IN OPPOSING THIS THROUGH THEIR DELEGATIONS IN GENEVA BUT WARNED THAT IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO RESIST DEMANDS FOR A MEETING IN THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER.
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MISS LOWNE (CT), HUDSON, RIDLEY. MISS MACFARLANE, HELLINGS (CRE1).
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