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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 7954 OF 29TH DECEMBER 1977

INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, ROUTINE PARIS. LONN, ROME.

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS (FOREIGN AFFAIRS): TUESDAY 29 DECEMBER 1977.

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MY TELNO 7992, ĮSIC/

SUMMARY.

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1. IN DISCUSSION RESUMED FROM MONDAY THE COUNCIL AUTHORISED THE COMMISSION TO SIGN THE PROTOCOL RENEWING THE GATT MULTI-TIBRE ARRANGEMENT (MFA) ON INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE TRADE THE COMMUNITY'S

LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE TO BE IN. THE TERMS REPORTED IN PARA 11 OF MY TAUN) 7965, (THIS MEANS THAT WILLINGNESS BY THE COMMUNITY TO OBSERVE

A TULES WOULD BE CLEARLY DEPENDENT, IN EACH CASE, UPON PRIOR ACCEPTANCE BY EXPORTING COUNTRIES OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATED WITH THE COMMUN LES INCLUDING THOSE, WITH INDIA, PAKISTAN, BRAZIL AND EGYPT, SO FAR SETTLED AD REFERENDUM). IN AGREEING TO THIS, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE TOOK ACCOUNT NOT ONLY OF THE THUS

AGREED COMMUNITY CONDITIONS ON WHICH THE MFA WOULD BE RENEWED BUT ALSO OF FURTHER UNDERSTANDINGS AND ARRANGEMENTS (DESCRIBED IN MIFT) ACPEED DURING AND BETWEEN THE EXTENDED COUNCIL DISCUSSIONG OVER THE

TWO DAYS,

DISCUSSION.

2. THE COMMISSION HAD CIRCULATED NEW PAPERS ON

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