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from the App African Associated States & the Commonealth Caribean, they had refured to give
way.
COWPERTALATE said the EEC offer had lost its
value
(?)
LAMB panted out that if HK wee
to benefit from the
Commonwealth
Us preferences, she would have to give up
Paperlove.
o
EEC,
CONDEDHWAITE thought that, regarding the 132 a
small quid por qur has necesing
through.
・ to ease the scheme
LAMIS said that if HK use excluded by Jepan they should not give it them or a plate.
BOTTOMLEY agreed & Said ministers reactions we needed. SIRS. TRENCH said they could either be removed now or when UK enters the LEC. The Japanese could be sounded out next neek.
"(HK's harfe take the)
&
On the questing an approared to the USA. he 2 Compe thraite thought that mitiatie MR IS TOMLEY agreed tentatively, while MKX BRITTEN quited WASHINGTON 122 3665 on saying nothing needed to be done as yet.
DORMAN ponted out the danger of telling the us that the Lit wee moving towards acceptance JHK, & this backfiring & Bauwels, toelf. but COMFORTHWAITE said
れ
して
that the tie hae already made public the fact that
they are looking at HR
only
the lowest common CATER saw the danger of HK, gaining I
deniminator of all the Schemes.
MR BOTTOMLEY suggested the LZZ could be asked to tell the USA that they are fammable to HK. The OELD Commitice Meeting
hould be a suitable opportunity
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DENMAN
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