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4. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION THE PARAGRAPH ON BURDEN SHARING WAS SET. ASI DE PENDING THE PROVISION OF FURTHER FIGURES THIS AFTERNO N.
5. DISCUSSION WAS BASED ON THE PROBLEM OF ENFORCING GLOBAL CEILINGS. TRAN ASSERTED THAT THE COMMUNITY COULD NOT RESORT TO WATER-TIGHT
SANCTIONS AGAINST ITS PREFERENTIAL TRADING PARTNERS. THE UK
ACCORDINGLY ASKED THAT A YRITTEN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE COMMISSION
INTENDED TO ENFORCE GLOBAL CEILINGS IN THESE CASES SHOULD BE
INCLUDED IN ANY REWORKING OF THE PAPER,
COMMENT.
6. IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT EVEN PROTRACTED CONSIDERATION OF THIS
PAPER TODAY WILL RESULT IN MUCH MOVEMENT AND EQUALLY UNLIKELY THAT
MEMBER STATES WILL BE IN A POSITION IN COREPER TOMORROW MORNING
TO LIFT ALL REMAINING RESERVES. SUBJECT THEREFORE TO THE PROGRESS
OF THE GROUP DURING THE REST OF TODAY, ON WHICH WE SHALL REPORT
BY TELEPHONE, IT WOULD SEEM THAT TOMORROW'S COREPER CAN SCARCELY TAKE MATTERS TO A CONCLUSION AND THAT THE GROUP WILL ACCORDINGLY
HAVE TO CONTINUE ITS WORK WITH A VIEW TO REPORTING TO A LATER
COREPER, PERHAPS ON FRIDAY.
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