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IMMEDIATE CYPHERCATA
FM FCC 1313 052 CONFIDENTIAL
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DESKBY 131500Z ALL POSTS ADDRESSED
TO IMMEDIATE PARIS TELNO 750 OF 13 DECEMBER
AND TO OTHER EEC POSTS.
TEXTILES : RENEWAL OF THE MULTIFIBRE ARRANGEMENT
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1. MINISTERS WILL BE DECIDING VERY SOON ON THE ATTITUDE THEY WILL ADOPT ON THIS SUBJECT AT THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL ON 20 DECEMBER.
NO DOUBT OTHER MEMBER STATES WILL BE GOING THROUGH A SIMILAR PROCESS. WE RECOGNISE THAT THEY, LIKE WE, WILL BE WEIGHING THE FACTORS INVOLVED, NOT LEAST THE LACK OF FULL STATISTICAL INFORMATION SO FAR.
BUT ANY INDICATION YOU CAN OBTAIN OF THEIR THINKING ON THE FUNDAMENTAL POINTS (PARA 5 BELOW) WOULD HELP.
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD THEREFORE NOW APPROACH THE GOVERNMENT TO WHICH YOU ARE ACCREDITED AND SEEK ANY INDICATIONS YOU CAN DISCOVER ABOUT THE ATTITUDE THEY INTEND TO ADOPT AT THE COUNCIL, WHATEVER RESERVATIONS THEY MAY HAVE ABOUT PARTICULAR POINTS OF DETAIL.
3. YOU SHOULD NOT BE DRAWN INTO DISCUSSION OF THE UK POSITION. IF
QUESTIONED, YOU SHOULD STATE THAT UK MINISTERS ARE URGENTLY CONSIDERING THEIR POSITION FOR THE COUNCIL AND IN PARTICULAR HOW FAR
THE RESULTS OF BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS FULFIL THE COMMUNITY'S
NEGOTIATING MANDATE.
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4. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY BY 1300Z, 14 DECEMBER.
BACKGROUND
5. AT THE COUNCIL ON 20 DECEMBER, MINISTERS WILL BASICALLY HAVE
TO DECIDE
(A) WHETHER THE PACKAGE OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATED BY THE COMMISSION IS SATISFACTORY.
(B) WHETHER THE COMMUNITY SHOULD RENEW THE GATT MULTIFIBRE ARRANGE-
MENT.
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