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the existing Community. The Community's
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policy to the third world had been an
witness their approach to Gamesitised
open-minded one, They were taking an open-
policy towards generalised preferences in
UNCTAD. They had consistently pursueti
this open approach. It might be necessary
to think in terms of world wide agreements
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for certain basic products. Mr. Rippon
said that he had stressed in his speeches
the outward-looking nature of the Community.
In thenegotiations it was a little difficult
put forwarde exact solutions of the problems we hav for us to go forward and say axactly
what it was that
stated, ana kus
should like in dealing
with the problems which arose; it was
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difficult as it were to make a demand on
the Community. He thought, however, that it
would be helpful if we were to suggest portre
solutions. This we would do on transitional
periods that afternoon. He agreed with
Signor Malfatti about the need for world-
wide solutions to world-wdde trading
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problems,
Many
There were mere worries about
protectionism in the world at present,
and non-tariff barriers represented perhaps
the most difficult impediment to trade.
Hong Kong for instance
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were very worried
about the possibility of discrimination
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against them in favour of South Korea
and Taiwan. He recognised that the Six
had difficulties over Hong Kong. But
Hong Kong's economy was vulnerable to a
much greater extent than that of Taiwan.
It would be very helpful if Hong K_ng
could be dealt with adequately in the
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context of mine preferences, thereby
reducing the size of the difficulty in the
enlargement negotaations.
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