COMMON FUND
RESTRICTED
5 IT WAS AGREED THAT THE COMMUNITY'S STARTING POINT, FOR DISCUSSION IN GROUP B, WOULD BE SUPPORT FOR A BASIC POOLING SCHEME WITH A BACK-UP FACILITY, COMMON POSITIONS ON OUTSTANDING POINTS OF SUBSTANCE WOULD EVOLVE AS THE COMMON FUND CONFERENCE PROGRESSED.
MTN S
6.
THE COUNCIL GAVE THE COMMISSION QUALIFIED APPROVAL FOR
CONTINUING TALKS WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE WORKING HYPOTHESIS BUT
MADE IT CLEAR THAT PARALLEL PROGRESS SHOULD BE MADE ON ALL IMPORTANT
ASPECTS OF THE OVERALL MTN PACKAGE.
TEXTILES
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THE UK RESERVE ON THE MANDATE FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
COMMUNITY'S MAIN TEXTILE SUPPLIERS WAS LIFTED ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
ECE
8. THE COUNCIL AGREED THAT ENERGY BUT NOT (NOT) TRANSPORT SHOULD BE
ADDED TO ENVIRONMENT AS A POSSIBLE SUBJECT FOR A HIGH LEVEL MEETING
WITHIN THE ECE FRAMEWORK SUBJECT TO SUBSEQUENT CLARIFICATION BY
COREPER AS TO WHETHER OR NOT NUCLEAR ENERGY WILL BE INCLUDED,
JET
9. THE COUNCIL AGREED IN RESTRICTED SESSION, ON RECEIPT OF NEWS FROM BONN THAT THE RESEARCH COUNCIL WOULD MEET ON 25 OCTOBER TO
DECIDE ON THE JET SITE.
OTHER BUSINESS
1850 THREE POINTS WERE RAISED UNER OTHER BUSINESS
REGIONAL POLICY (ITALY)
(A) THE COUNCIL NOTED AN ITALIAN STATEMENT URGING THAT REGION AL
POLICY SHOULD BE ACCORDED A PROPER PRIORITY,
STEEL (PRESIDENCY)
(B) THE COUNCIL AGREED THAT COREPER SHOULD CONSIDER WHETHER THERE
SHOULD BE A SPECIAL COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER TO DISCUSS THE PRESENT
SITUATION IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY OR WHETHER FOREIGN MINISTERS
| MIGHT