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OBJECTIONS TO ALLOWING CUMULATIVE ORIGIN FOR THE ASEAN COUNTRIES. WE AND THE DUTCH SAID THAT DESPITE THE DIFFICULTIES WE THOUGHT IT WAS POLITICALLY IMPORTANT TO REACH AGREEMENT ON THIS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE,
14. THE GROUP MEETS ACAIN NEXT WEEK AND WILL DEAL WITH AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS ON MONDAY AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ON TUESDAY, THE CHAIRMAN AIMS TO MAKE AS MUCH PROGRESS AS POSSIBLE DURING NEXT AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK WITH A VIEW TO REPORTING TO THE COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES THEREAFTER. HIS AIM IS THAT THE GSP REGULATIONS GHOULD BE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER.
FCO PASS ADVANCE COPIES TO:
FCO
HART (EID).
CAB
4.2
DOI
GWINNELL (CT), MISS LOWNE(CT),
ODM
BRECKNELL,
RUSSELL,
MAFF
BROWNSEY,
DOT
INGRAM, MISS WELCH,
CUSTOMS
HILLISON.
PALLISER
[ADVANCED AS REQUESTED]
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EID
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
FRAME
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