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07MANILA1450
2007-05-04 09:13:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Manila
Cable title:  

Philippines Still Considering WTO Taft Poposal

Tags:  ETRD ECON WTRO RP 
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 040913Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY MANILA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6385
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
INFO RUEHZS/ASEAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 2190
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY
UNCLAS MANILA 001450 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MTS AND EEB/TPP/MTA/MST (ASCHIEBE) 
STATE PASS TO USTR FOR BNORTON 
COMMERCE FOR DMENDOZA AND EBRZYTWA 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD ECON WTRO RP
SUBJECT: Philippines Still Considering WTO Taft Poposal 
 
REF: State 57995 
 
Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 
 
(SBU) On May 4, EconOff presented reftel demarche to Angelo S. 
Benedictos, Assistant Director of the Bureau of International Trade 
Relations of the Department of Trade and Industry. Benedictos 
replied that the GRP continues to prepare its agenda for the May 7 
discussions on non-tariff barriers in Geneva, and is both aware of 
and studying the U.S. proposal on textiles, apparel, footwear, and 
travel goods. At this stage, he does not rule out Philippine 
co-sponsorship of the proposal. 
 
Kenney