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UK DEL OECD TELEGRAM NO. 62 TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

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DAYS OR A WEEK IN THE DURATION OF THE GENEVA 38 JUNE MEETING. AIM THEREAFTER SHOULD BE TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THE U.S. SUGGESTION (PARAGRAPH 3 ABOVE) ACCEPTED INSTEAD OF 39 JUNE FOR BEGINNING ''INTENSIVE CONSULTATIONS'' IN THE UNCTAD COMMITTEE. THE COMMUNITY REMAINED IN FAVOUR OF AN EARLIER DATE. KEMMIS REMINDED THE GROUP THAT CONSEQUENT (AND NOT NECESSARILY RAPID) CHANGES WOULD VERY PROBABLY NEED TO BE MADE IN VARIOUS DEVELOPED COUNTRY SUBMISSIONS TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF A REASONABLE ''BURDEN-SHARING'': WHILE DOING THEIR BEST, THE GROUP SHOULD NOT, THEREFORE, BE TOO OPTIMISTIC ON THIS TIMING OF LATE AUTUMN SUGGESTED BY THE U.S.

8. FOURTH, THERE SHOULD BE NO CHANGE AT PRESENT IN THE AD HOC GROUP'S POSITION ON THE CREATION OF WORKING GROUPS IN THE UNCTAD PREFERENCES COMMITTEE, 1.E. NO MORE FOR NOW EXCEPT ON TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF ORIGIN RULES.

9. FIFTH, THE AD HOC GROUP'S OWN EXPERT GROUP ON RULES OF ORIGIN NEED NOT MEET AGAIN, 1.E. BEFORE SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER. 10. FCO PLEASE PASS COPIES TO D, WILLIAMS, 0.D.M. AND KEMMIS, BOARD OF TRADE.

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