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the six founder nations, and we can all under-
stand why it is so jealously defened.
But
many people in the present Community as Mr.
Marshall is well aware are highly conscious
of the serious anomalies which that policy
has produced, particularly so far as surpluses
are concerned, and there is a growing
determination to remove or reduce these as soon
as possible. Moreover, we should not ignoe
the fact that farming populations in
Community Europe have been very
substantially reduced in recent years.
believe that it is realistic to expect
dramatic changes in the Common
I do no
Agricultural Policy in the immediate future.
But time will undoubtedly remove many
problems in this sector.
5. But meanwhile it creates real problems for
you in the context of our membership and
In
I believe this fact is well recognised among
the Six Governments and in the Community.
this connection I was very heartened to hear
that the Dutch Minister of State for Foreign
Affairs, Mr. de Koster, had visited you
recently. Of course, New Zealand has already
shown remarkable resourcefulness and
adaptability in diversifying her general
trading patterna. I studied the valuable
report of your Monetary and Economic Council
and was very struck by some figures
illustrating how much diversification
has already taken place.
Your exports have
shifted, roughly speaking, from an 84%
dependence on us in 1938
- to a 56% dependncce
in 1958 and to a dependence of 38.5% in
1969. This is a remarkable change.