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38.39 Since 1962, Botswana and Lesotho have become independent,
but this has not affected their customs relationship with South
Africa.
We should therefore seek to revive the 'Morocco
Protocol' solution. We understand that this would allow these
olevy
countries unlimited e-free entry for agricultural products
as well as duty-free entry for other goods. In view of the
importance of exports to Britain of beef from Botswana and of
sugar from Swaziland, we should need to make quite sure of this
in talks with the Six.
4035.
The Commonwealth countries for whom no provisional
agreement had been reached by the time of the breakdown of
were
negotiations was: New Zealand (for whom we were seeking a
special country solution over and above tariff and commodity arrangements). the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Cyprus (who had applied on her own account for association under Article 238), Hong Kong and Gibraltar.
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