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14 MEMBER STATES WERE UNABLE TO AGREE, IN THE ARTICLE 113 MEETING ON FRIDAY EVENING, WHETHER TO FOLLOW THIS COURSE OR WHETHER TO INSIST ON THE APPLICATION OF THE COMMUNITY'S OWN DRAFT, THE LANGUAGE OF WHICH HAS BY NO MEANS BEEN SETTLED YET (THOUGH THE GERMANS AND THE BELGIANS PRONOUNCE THEMSELVES BROADLY CONTENT).
15. WE OPPOSED THE PROPOSED ORDER OF EVENTS, ARGUING (WITH FIRM NETHERLANDS SUPPORT) THAT THE COMMUNITY SHOULD NOT MAKE THIS CONCESSION TO HONG KONG WITHOUT A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT MIGHT BE OFFERED IN RETURN. THE COMMISSION HOWEVER ARE DETERMINED TO SETTLE THE LANGUAGE OF AN AGREEMENT WITH HONG KONG EARLY NEXT WEEK SO AS TO MOVE THE NEGOTIATIONS ONTO THE ALL-IMPORTANT BARGAINING ON FIGURES.
FCO PASS SAVING TO MONTEVIDEO BUDAPEST WARSAW AND BUCHAREST
MAITLAND
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
· FRAME EXTERNAL
EID(E) EESD
SAD
SAM D
HK & GD
ADDITIONAL DISTN.
FRAME
4
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