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relationship with the enlarged EEC following the UK's
accession. A Working Paper is shortly to be sent to
Hong Kong preparatory to holding further talks with the
Financial Secretary, Mr Haddon-Cave in London, following
the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' meeting on
21/22 September.
7.
It is unlikely that this will be raised with Mr Nippon.
in Hong Kong. But if asked, he could say that this is a
technical matter and he understands that talks are taking
place on the issue.
IV. THE BRITISH PRESENCE IN BRUSSELS AFTER ENLARGEMENT
Line to Take
1.
Italy.
Upon enlargement Britain will participate in all the
Community Institutions as a full member on the same basis
as the other three large member States, France, Germany and
This means that we shall have two Commissioners (out
of 14), a judge and an advocate-general at the European Court,
36 delegates to the European Parliament, 24 members of the
Economic and Social Committee and so on. Within the de toil
of Ministers, the British Representative, usually the
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affair, will
have the same voting rights where majority voting is involved,
as France, Germany and Italy.
2. In addition to these public positions, which are enshrined
in the Treaty of Accession, Britain and the other acceding
states will supply staff to man the Community's institutions.
The largest and most important of these is the Commission.
Under the new arrangements we shall expect to supply something
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