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domestic politics
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terms, eg, our deelongs with India and
Jommunity fistaers
with our
Yet another issue where our interests diverge is in
relation to the Community's Generalised Scheme of
Preferences.
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Under the Treaty of Accession we are obliged to align
ourselves with the Community scheme on 1 January 1974.
In the enlargement negotiations we with difficulty
persuaded the Community to agree that its scheme should
apply to Hong Kong, but they insisted, and we accepted,
that textiles and footwear should be specifically
excluded. Thus on 1 January 1974 we will in effect
have to discriminate against Hong Kong exports in these
sectors in favour, for example, of South Korea. The
arguments against trying to reopen at Brussels something
which our Community partners regard as having been was
definitively settled in the negotiations are formidable.
But you will appreciate the political difficulties here
and in Hong Kong of being seen to discriminate against
Hong Kong in this way. The problem is being urgently
examined by my officials.
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