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5. SECOND, VE SHOULD GIVE OUR SUPPORT TO PROPOSALS FOR TAKING ITEMS OFF THE SENSITIVE AND SEMI-SENSITIVE LISTS: FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY RESERVE WHICH WOULD EASE THE PROBLEM OF THE BUTOIR; FOR INCREASES IN QUOTA LIMITS; AND FOR INCREASES
IN BUTOIRS.
6. THIRD, WE SHOULD IN PARTICULAR PROPOSE OR SUPPORT INCREASES IN QUOTAS AND/OR BUTOIRS WHERE THERE IS INADEQUATE PROVISION FOR
AS A EXPORTS FROM ASIAN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND HONG KONG. ROUGH GUIDE WE MIGHT TRY TO ENSURE THAT AS AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM THE QUOTAS AND BUTOIRS ARE LARGE ENOUGH TO PERMIT AS MUCH TRADE TC PASS DUTY-FREE AS PASSED' DUTY-FREE UNDER COMMONWEALTH
PREFERENCE,
7.
WE SHOULD BE
THE WORKING GROUP MEETS AGAIN ON 1 OCTOBER. GRATEFUL FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON WHETHER WE SHOULD BE GUIDED BY THE. FOREGOING IN DISCUSSION ON THAT OCCASION. SINCE IT IS THE COMMISSION'S INTENTION TO FORMULATE A FORMAL PROPOSAL AFTER THE MEETING FOR SUBMISSION TO THE COUNCIL THIS IS THE TIME FOR US TO
PUT IN A BIG EFFORT.
FCO PASS ADVANCE COPIES TO:- FCO - MART(EIS), GOODFELLOW(HKICD).
CARINET OFFICE - HOLMWOOD.
MAFF - VICKERY, BROWNSEY.
DT!
ODA
LAM INGRAM.
RUSSELL..
PALLISER
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