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FOR US TO CONTEMPLATE A CONTINUATION OF THIS TREND AT THE SAME
LEVEL.
5. THE MINISTER ADDED THAT HIS GOVERNMENT WERE PARTICULARLY CRIT-
ICAL OF THE FACT THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE.NEXT AGREEMENT THE
BASE YEAR WOULD, ACCORDING TO THE COMMUNITY'S PROPOSALS, BE TAKEN
AS 1976. HE CLAIMED THAT IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS PRACTICE 1977
SHOULD BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR FUTURE CALCULATIONS. SINCE I WAS
INSUFFICIENTLY FAMILIAR WITH THE BACKGROUND I MAKE NO COMMENT ON
THIS POINT EXCEPT TO SAY THAT I WOULD REPORT IT.
5. FINALLY MINISTER YOON GAVE ME AN AIDE MEMOIRE THE TEXT OF WHICH
IS IN MY TELEGRAM NO 241.
7. FROM THE MINISTER'S TONE I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE KOREANS DO
FEEL STRONGLY ON THIS ISSUE. IN ANSWER TO MY QUESTION MINISTER
YOON CONFIRMED THAT HE WAS MAKING SIMILAR REPRESENTATIONS TO MY
EEC COLLEAGUES HERE. BUT I HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT HE HOPED THAT
WE WOULD GIVE OUR PARTNERS A LEAD.
3. IT SO HAPPENS THAT MICHAEL BUTLER WILL BE MAKING A SHORT VISIT
TO SEOUL NEXT WEEK, ARRIVING LATE ON 24 OCTOBER AND LEAVING ON THE
MORNING OF 26 CCTOBER. I AM THEREFORE REPEATING THIS TELEGRAM TO
TOKYO AND SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF IT COULD BE BROUGHT TO HIS
ATTENTION. IF THERE ARE ANY PARTICULAR POINTS WHICH YOU WOULD
LIKE US TO MAKE WHEN I TAKE HIM TO CALL ON KOREAN MINISTERS ON
25 OCTOBER PLEASE LET ME HAVE THEM DESKBY 9300 GMT 24 OCTOBER.
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