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CONFEDENTIAL,

negotiations in 1961-63 For British entry into the EEC,

we reached a provisional agrocment in 1962 which includcd

transitional arrangemento for cotton textiles from India

and Pakistan whereby the common external tariff would bo

applica gradually to imports of those goods into the

United Kingdom in order to mitigate the impact on India and

Pakistaa of cur entry. into the Community. It was alco

envisaged that, before the end of the transitional perict

the enlarged Community would negotiate trade agreomonto

with India and Pakistan designod to maintain and, if possibLO

increase their export earnings and to help their development

plano. During our consultations with them in 1967, the

Indian and Pakistan Governmento strecced the impontaneo

which they attached to the provisionel agrooment of 1962.

In his statement to the WED Council in July, 1967, Hr. BroVIA

reaffirmed our wish to revive tho agrocment in futuro

negotiations. Phto statement, which sets out our negotiating

objectives in 1967, was publiellod as a White Paper end

is public knowledge,

45. The introduction of a taxi?? (at a level not very

different from that of the BBC) would remove the need to

renegotiate transitional arrangements for cotton textiles

from India and Pakistan. It would gravely wooken tho caso

for a trade agreement with the enlarged Community since the

Siz could argue that no had taken a dollberate stop to

reduce the foreign onchango esvainge of India and Pakt otan

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