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2. The fears
expressed by countries such as India that they would
suffer this double penalty in 1973 when we joined the
Community would be exacerbated by the knowledge that we
were anticipating this, not because of our requirements
of EEC membership but because Lancashire, due to many
factors unrelated to imports, was still unable to
survive without a strong protective wall.
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A5. The foregoing objectione indicates strongly that at
this point in time, and most certainly in 'the debate
on the affirmative resolution on the cotton textile
tariff towards the end of November, there should be no
suggestion that the Government were not standing firmly
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