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Note of Meetings with representatives of the E.E.C. Commission

First Day:

December 1st and 2nd by

Commercial Policy Questions

The Meeting began in Mr. Hughes' room, and continued in

that of Mr. Goldsmith.

Those Present;

E.E.C. Commission Mr. Wellenstein

Mr. Ernst.

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REGISTRY N5.51. 12 DEC 1969

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Preston

Mr. Goldsmith

Mr. Dunnett

Mr.

Jordan

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Milne

joined later by

Hong Kong Government MinTech:

HKKG/24

Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

Hong Kong and the Common Commercial Policy.

10. (From this point onwards the discussion was in

Goldsmith's room.

Those taking part now included;

Mr. Jordan Mr. Stewart Mr. Milne

Hong Kong Government MinTech: F.C.O.)

Since the discussion on Hong Kong and the Common Commercial Policy was carried further on the following day, it is sufficient to record only the main points of the discussion on the first day. These points were:

(1) Hr. Ernst said that unless the Commission could get assurances from Hong Kong on two points, namely readiness to contemplate specific limits on certain items, and consent to some general safeguard, the Commission would have to establish unilateral procedures with regard to Hong Kong.

(11) To repeated questions whether the Community was in fact proposing to establish a common market with regard to Hong Kong, as opposed to a system of individual country quotas, Mr. Ernst said that things would be different after the 1st January, since all bilateral agreements would be negotiated by the Commission on behalf of the Community, and indeed any revision of the QATT Long-Term Arrangement. It was contemplated that there would be a Community reserve quota as well as

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