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which a new EDF will almost certainly be set up and we
shall be major contributors. The size of our contribution
will depend inter alia on the number of Commonwealth
states who in the event opt for the Yaounde' form of
association and on the need to have an equal say with
France and Germany in regard to EDF matters. Moreover,
we shall also have to bear in mind the need to be in a
position to exert sufficient influence on decisions on the
future shape and direction of the Community's total aid
effort.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
August 1972
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