CONFIDENTIAL
RECORD OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION
OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES
BRUSSELS: 14 OCTOBER 1970 at 1215 h
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PRESENT
The Rt. Hon. Geoffrey Rippon QC MP
H.E. Sir James Marjoribanks
Mr. Statham
Mr. Tickell
Signor Malfatti
H.E. Mr. Linthorst
Homan
Mr. Wellenstein
Signor Ruggiero
M. Berthoin
Interpreter
Signor Malfatti welcomed Mr. Rippon to Brussels, and congratulated him upon his speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool
2. Mr. Rippon said he was. very glad of the opportunity of meeting Signor Malfatti. He was sure that we should find solutions to the problems raised in our negotiations with the Community because it was necessary to find them. He hoped that progress could be made at the Ministerial meeting on 27 October, both on the substance and in determining the timetable. He thought that it would be unreason- able to expect that more progress might have been made hitherto. We had put in our papers. It clearly took time for the Community to consider them. But the Commission's comments were now coming forward and would provide a basis for serious work. It was essential to show public opinion both in the Community and the United Kingdom that there was a genuine impetus to the negotiations.
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