CONFIDENTIAL
BRIEF NO. G.1
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
PART I
Talking points for use with Ministers and Officials
AUSTRALIA
I know that you have been making an effort to diversify
your trade and it looks as though Japan and the United States
will be replacing Britain this year as your main trading
partners. I should be interested to hear your views on this
development in the context of possible British membership of
the Community.
2.
If asked about sugar in which Queensland is particularly interested We are very conscious of this problem. Australian
and other Commonwealth sugar producers have for many years enjoyed the benefits of the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement which
has given them assured access to the British market at a price
well above world levels. The Six, on the other hand, are net
exporters of sugar. We should need, in the event of any
negotiation, to consult the Commonwealth Governments concerned.
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