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CONCLUSIONS THEREIN, THEY WOULD ASK US TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS

TO BOTH OF THESE PROWLEKS, THEY WOULD SAY THAT THE DAIRY

PRODUCTS PAPER WAS NOT YET READY FOR PANDING TO US BUT THAT THEY WOULD IN DUE COURSE BE GIVING IT TO US AND

ASKING US TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS IN THIS FIELD ALSO, MUELLER-

THUNS SAID THAT, IN PARALLEL WITH THIS, THE COMMISSION HAD UNDERTAKEN TO PRODUCE THEIR OWN PROPOSALS IN THE FORM OF A (UNDERLINE NEXT TWO WORDS) VIE D'ENSEMBLE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROPOSALS WHICH RIGHT BE MADE BY THE COMMISSION ( AND HE THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS), HE NONETHELESS SUCGESTED THAT WE WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO GET OUR OWN PROPOSALS IN FIRST IF WE COULD.

3. SIR C O'NEILL'S CALL ON SACHS AT 10.30 ON 3 NOVEMBER IS

CONFIRMED SUBJECT TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE MEETING OF THE

PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES WILL RUN ON BEYOND THAT TIME. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE GERMAN PRESIDENCY, WILL DO THEIR BEST TO GIVE

US. THE LONGEST POSSIBLE NOTICE.

4. SEE MY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING. TELEGRAM...

TIME FACTOR: TO BE ON DESKS BY 17JOZ ADVANCE COPIES TO

SIR C O'NEILL AND ROBINSON FCO BELL TREASURY KEARNS MAFF

DENMAN TAND SHOVELTON DTI

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MR. CHRISTOFAS

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