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especially those which are not membora of any existing preferential system. As far as the Commonwealth developing countries are concerned, it will provide increased access to the markets of non-Commonwealth developed countries. They will, however, be required to share new existing preferential benefits in our market with non-Commonwealth l.dec.'s and will therefore wish to ensure that they obtain compensating advantages in the markets of other donor
countries.
55. The 1968 UNCTAD resolution noted the hope expressed by many countries that the arrangements for a proference
The scheme should enter into effect in early 1970. provisional offers of developed countries were tabled in UNCTAD during November 1969 and working parties have now been set up by the UNCTAD Special Committee to examine the details. There remain many problems to be solved and the OECD donor countries have not yet been able to agree on the
The offer presentation and final content of their offers. by the EEC includes textiles and would consequently be more helpful to certain Commonwealth countries, particularly in Asia, than that of the United States, which specifically excludes textiles. In the event of British accession to the Community, and perhaps socner, it can be expected that the British offer, at present different in several respects from that of the Community, would be modified to agree with it. In the absence of final agreement by the donors, detailed discussions with the developing countries have not yet commenced. It is possible that agreement will be reached
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