OF COURSE, FOLLOWING THE 12 MAY COUNCIL STATEMENT TO THEIR OWN PRODUCTION). WHATEVER WE MAY THINK ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO MEET THESE STANDARDS WITHOUT SEVERE LOSSES, SUCH AN OUTCOME WOULD SURELY BE
VERY DAMAGING TO US IN TRADE TERMS.
I CERTAINLY DO NOT GET THE IMPRESSION THAT MY COLLEGUES ARE BLUFFING
WHEN THEY TALK OF THIS PROSPECT. THERE SEEMS LITTLE DOUBT THAT IN A
NUMBER OF MEMBER STATES THE IMMINENT RESUMPTION OF IMPORTS FROM
AREAS CLOSE TO THE CHERNOBYL DISASTER IS AROUSING A GREAT DEAL OF
PUBLIC AND POLITICAL CONCERN WHICH THEY FEEL WILL ONLY BE
CONTROLLABLE EITHER BY TAKING EXTREMELY DRACONIAN NATIONAL MEASURES OR, AS THEY WOULD PREFER, BY TAKING LESS DRACONIAN COMMUNITY ONES.
4. WE NEED TO WEIGH THESE CONSIDERATIONS URGENTLY SINCE, IF WE ARE TO SHIFT OUR POSITION, IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE BETTER TO DO SO TOMORROW IN COREPER RATHER THAN TO FORCE THE ISSUE TO A COUNCIL AND
SHIFT OUR POSITION THEN.
HANNAY
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ADVANCE
PS FCO
PS/MRS CHALKER FCO
RENWICK FCO
SLATER FCO
EVANS ECDE FCO
WILLIAMSON
JAY CAB
CAB
SHARP ECIP DTI
BRECKNALL ECIP DTI
PS/MR JOPLING MAFF
PS/LORD BELSTEAD
ATTRIDGE MAFF
HADLEY MAFF
FRANKLIN MAFF
MASON MAFF
BIRD TSY
PS/MR RIDLEY DOE
PONSFORD DOE
FEATES DOE
MORPHET D/EN
SMITH HS4 DHSS
FIELDER DHSS
MAFF
RUBERRY DHSS
FRAME GENERAL ECD (E) NED
(ADVANCED AS REQUESTED)
CONFIDENTIAL