rather than the UK having to introduce it in the course of
negotiations.
7.
Subject to any views you may have on tactics we would be
grateful if you could take preliminary soundings with DGXI on all
this. It would also be useful to have your further thoughts on handling. Ian Fletcher, DTI, floated the suggestion (in his
letter of 14 January to Sue Hogwood, copied to Wright), that we might wish to involve trade policy makers in this issue, perhaps
by taking it to the 113 committee. It would be useful to have an
UKREP view on this.
Mrs S E Hogwood
Environment, Science and
Energy Department