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3. It is impossible to eatinale precisely the commercia.

cort of the incident. Bab port revenues

ween

April and August 1980 probably aronted to sora

of

million. Ing mulitical post 22 16

No concessions were made over the

Britain. The greater attention paid by mi irsers to

Saudi Arabia may even have contributed to an improvement in

rei ations that would otherwise not have come about. There is

also more awareness in the UK media of the consequences of a

lack of restraint in coverage of Saudi Arabia: the WCO bas

been consulted about programmes and articles more frog lently

since 'Death of a Princess'. The public, too, have been

readier to contact the FCO about incidents that could affect

relations with Saudi Arabia.

Indonesia

4.

MAL

Britain's dispute with Indonesia began in autum V

when imports of trousers, blouses and shirts from Indone

cxce.ded the trigger lcvel at which the UK as entitled

to seek a quota restriction under the terms of the bil

EC-Indonesia Textiles Agreement, which is part of bre

ser non policy on low-cost textiles. Despite the fact

imports into other member states were also in exces of

relevant trigger levels they chose either to concede Lufiabe 1

quotas (Benelux) or to hold off britting a "egurat for

action on their behalf (France, Italy, Ireland).

the UK on its own, as an easily indentifiable

Indonesia first ignored the routine request to

exports pending negotiations with the Commi --

lativen channelves then broke dun

bis left

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