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1. ON MACAO THE FRENCH SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF WHAT THEY OFSRIBED
AS FORTUITOUS CONTACTS WITH THE PORTUGUESE, THE LATTER HAD
DECIDED TO TAKE MEASURES FOR SURVEILLANCE OF THEIR EXPORTS TO
FRANCE. THE COMMISSION SAID THAT THIS SITUATION COULD PREJUDICE THE
INTERESTS OF OTHER MEMBERS AND QUGGESTED THAT THEY SHOULD ESTABLISH
INFORMAL CONTACTS WITH MACAO WITH A VIEW TO POSSIBLE NECOTIATIONS
FOR A SELF LIMITATION AGREEMENT. THE GERMANS SAID THAT THE HONG
KONG PROBLEM WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MACAO AND THEY COULD NOT
ACCEPT THAT MACAO SHOULD BE TREATED FIRST, THE FRENCH AGREED WITH
THIS AND EMPHASISED THAT THE SAME GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS WHICH IN
THEIR VIEW APPLIED TO NEGOTIATIONS WITH HONG KONG ALSO APPLIED TO
MACAO, IN VIEW OF THE NUMBER OF OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA IT WAS
DECIDED AT THIS POINT TO POSTPONE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON HONG KONG
AND MACAO TO THE NEXT MEETING.
GATT.
6. ERNST (COMMISSION) DESRIBED THE LINE HE PROPOSED TO TAKE AT
HIS INFORMAL MEETING WITH M. LOG IN GENEVA ON 4 APRIL. HE WOULD
EMPHASISE THAT THE COMMUNITY COULD NOT ACCEPT FURTHER POSTPONEMENT
OF A MOVE TO THE SECOND PHASE, HE WOULD ALSO TRY TO SECURE MrND-
MENTS TO M. LONG'S REVISED DRAFT MANDATE FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF
THE STUDY ON THE LINES OF THE LIST OF AMENDMENTS AGREED AT A PREVIOUS COORDINATION MEETING (COPY WITH POWNALL). HOWEVER, THIS MUST BE
REGARDED AS SECONDARY TO THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF GETTING THE SECOND
PHASE STARTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS LINE WAS CENERALLY SUPPORTED
THOUGH THE GERMANS SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO AGREE TO THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE MANDATE, THE BELGIANS PRESSED STRONGLY FOR A FIRM
TIME-TABLE FOR AN EARLY MOVE TO PHASE TWO. THE GERMAN AND BELGIAN
DELEGATIONS INSISTED THAT IN VIEW OF THE POLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF
THIS SUBJECT THE QUESTION OF THE LINE THE COMMUNITY WOULD TAKE
WITH M. LONG SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE
COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES.
OTHER BUSINESS.
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