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(A) ASIAN. MUELLER-THUNG NOTED THAT THIS WOULD TAKE UP FROM THE 1961-1963 DISCUSSIONS PLUS THE GENERALISED PREFERENCE SCHEME. (B) LESOTHO, LOTSWANA, SWAZILAND. WE WOULD BE MAKING A STATEMENT. MUELLER-THUNS SUGGESTED THAT WE MIGHT BE WELL ADVISED ALSO TO MAKE A PASSING REFERENCE TO THE CARIBBEAN, INDIAN OCEAN AND PACIFIC OCEAN COUNTRIES TO EXPLAIN THAT WE DID NOT WISH THEM TO BE OVERLOOKED BUT RECOGNISED THE REASONS WHY IT WAS NOT OPP- ORTUNE FOR THEM TO BE ON THE AGENDA AT THIS MEETING.
(4) GIBRALTAR- THE COMMUNITY WOULD MAKE THE EXPECTED STATEMENT. (5) EURATOM. IT WOULD BE FOR US TO INTRODUCE THIS SUBJECT. (6) THIRD COUNTRY AGREEMENTS. MUELLER-THUNS SAID THAT A WORKING GROUP OF THE SIX WAS ALREADY STUDYING THIS QUESTION. HE THOUGHT IT QUITE REASONABLE THAT WE SHOULD ASK FOR WORK ON THIS TO
DE STARTED A SEPT,
2. MUELLER-THUNS SAID THAT IT WAS JUST POSSIBLE THAT WORK ON FONG KONG WOULD HAVE PROCEEDED SUFFICIENTLY FAR IN THE
WORKING GROUP OF THE SIX FOR THIS SUBJECT TO DE INCLUDED AS A NEW ITEM (4) (3)
3. SACHS GREATLY REGRETS THAT, OWING TO OTHER COMMITMENTS,
HE CANNOT RECEIVE SIR C. O'NEILL ON THE EVENING OF 17TH DECEMBER BUT WOULD WELCOME IT IF SIR C. C'NEILL WOULD CALL ON HIM AT
THE GERMAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATION AT 2900 HRS ON 18TH
DECEMBER.
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