3.
Tho United States, for example, would not be able to include any Communist countrica within their list of beneficiaries.
9.
The idea that the "self-election principle" would have to be modified was apparently music to the cars or Herbst and Siegrist. They explained their reluctance to include the O.E.C.D. developing countries within a generalised scheme. They were already negotiating Association agreement with Spain which provided for advantages both ways and thay, of course, already had such arrangements with Greece and Turkey.
10.
He
Hong Kong, according to scheurer, was also mentioned, with freenwald giving the impression (without saying so in teras) that it would be very difficult for the U.S. to include hor. Burcooted that the insue of beneficiaries should also be post- pened no late as possible but that "at a certain moment" the main donor countries chould consult together about what should be dona.over the borderlino countries. The borderline countries mentioned by Kr. Greenwald were →
Groeco
Turkoy
Spain
Portugal
Hong Kong and Yugoslavia.
llo did not, it soɑmo, mention Israel, Taiwan and South Korea.
11. It was left that the Secretariat, in the light of tho dingusaion, would produce a draft paper on where we should go next and that a further meeting of the restricted group would take place in Paris on January 7.
12. It was also agrood that the 0.E.C.D. Ad Hoc Group on Proferences (on which all 18 members are represented) should moet again on January 15/16.
13.
It is obviously unfortunate that I was unable to get to Paris to take part in this discussion.
Mr. Hushan (SEC)
o.c. Mr. Wolls
Er. Carter
Nt. Kommis
Mr. Whitehead
Mr. Sallers
(R. Goldsmith) 10th December, 1969.
(SEC)
(7)
(CRE.1)
(F.c.o.)
(Hong Kong Office)
Sir John Chadwick
Paris)
8år Mugano Helville (Geneva)
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