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EXCEPTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS COVERED BY THE PROTOCOL COULD IN NO

IRCUMSTANCES BE TAKEN AS A MODEL FOR THE REMEDYING OF PROBLEMS

IN OTHER CONNERCIAL SECTORS. NONE MADE DIRECT REFERENCE TO

THEIR INTENTIONS ON SIGNATURE OF THE PROTOCOL, BUT INDIA AND PAKISTAN ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WOULD BE REPORTING THE OUTCOME OF THE

TEXTILES COMMITTEE TO THEIR CAPITAL FOR A DECISION ON ADHERENCE IN D DUE COURSE. NO-ONE DIRECTLY CHALLENGED SUTTON'S STATEMENT ON THE TOLE OF THE TSB (SEE MIPT) BUT SEVERAL EXPORTERS. POINTEDLY REAFFIRMED

THE CRUCIAL ROLE WHICH IN THEIR VIEW THE TSB WOULD HAVE TO PLAY

IN ENSURING FAIR TREATMENT FOR EXPORTERS.

5. WINDING UP, LONG CONFIRMED THAT ALL THE UNILATERAL DECLARATIONS

WOULD BE REFLECTED IN THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE'S REPORT. HE PROPOSED, AND NO-ONE SAW FIT TO OBJECT, THAT THE TEXT OF THE PROTOCOL

SHOULD BE DESTRICTED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PRESS. HE

THEN ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO TURN ATTENTION TO THE

QUESTION OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE TSB FOR 1978, A METTER WHICH COULD

NOT EVEN DE MENTIONED UNTIL TODAY. HE THOUGHT IT BEST THAT DISCUSSIO

SHOULD BE INITIATED INFORMALLY AMONG PARTICIPANTS SO THAT THE

COMMITTEE COULD ADDRESS ITSELF TO THE QUESTION SOON.

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