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be given to the question of the continued inclusion in the scheme of beneficiaries who, by some criterion to be decided, have benefitted most from the scheme. This would probably include Hong Kong but possibly by then also Taiwan, S. Korea, Singapore and perhaps one cr two others. At that stage all those countries might be excluded which would not only -

(1) show that the scheme was dynamic but

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(11) be of some assistance to the least

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If this idea is ever floated I think it would need to be done first in OECD. Absolutely

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(D.J.C. Jones) 5 October 1970

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