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PRIORITY UKDEL EEC BRUSSELS

TELEGRAM NO. 235

CONFIDENTIAL.

Infrancesile

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CONFIDENTIAL

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

33 OCTOBER 1969

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NEUTRAL.

ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO. 235 OF 30 OCTOBER 1969 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO WASHINGTON UKMIS GENEVA UKDEL O E C D AND SAVING TO BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG PARIS ROME AND BRUSSELS.

MY TELEGRAM NO. 165 SAVING UNCTAD PREFERENCES.

THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT HAVING RAISED ITS RESERVE, THE COUNCIL WAS ABLE TO ADOPT ON 28 CCTOBER THE COMMISSION PROPOSAL WITH REGARD TO UNCTAD PREFERENCES (TEXT ENCLOSED WITH HANNAY'S LETTER TO KEMMIS, BOARD OF TRADE, OF 18 OCTOBER).

2. A COMMISSION OFFICIAL HAS TOLD US THAT THE COMMISSION WILL NOW REPLY TO THE AMERICANS' REPRESENTATIONS ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO HOLD UP THE TABLING OF THEIR OFFER IN UNCTAD. THE COMMISSION WILL REPLY THAT THE COUNCIL HAS DECIDED TO GO AHEAD: THAT THEY WILL STAND FIRMLY BY THIS COMMUNITY POSITION AT THE OECD TRADE COMMITTEE MEETING: AND THAT THEY ARE QUITE OPPOSED TO THE AMERICAN SUGGESTION THAT THE

DOCUMENTATION TO BE SENT BY THE O E C D TO UNCTAD SHOULD GIVE THE

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES A CHOICE BETWEEN THE THREE POSSIBLE PREFERENCE

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RECEIVED IN

REGISTRY No.51

31 OCT 1969.

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