TNAG-0281-FCO40-317-Visit-of-the-Chancellor-of-the-Duchy-of-Lancaster-to-Hong-Ko-1970 — Page 147

****

(118281) Dd. 391599 1,500M 2/69 Hw.

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

Registry No.

URITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret.

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted. Unclassified,

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

DRAFT SUPPLEMENTARIES

Type 1 +

From

To:-

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

1.

Will you seek special arrangements for

Australian Sugar?

A. As you know we are committed to fulfil our

obligations under the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement

orn for your

until 1974.

Weardase

agricultural szedtety.

I have spoken of the need

It would Cup

for an adequate transitional period. I say wray for me to say a

synes at t!

more.

2.

A.

Commonwealth preferences.

It is true that the preferences we give at

present to Australia will have to be removed gradually during the transitional period but there is no reason why a more dynamic Britain in the enlarged Communities should not in time be an even better trading partner for Australia than she is

today.

3.

Will you change the Common Agricultural Policy in your own interest and that of Australia?

The CAP is the basis of the Community as it

stands, and we have said we are willing to adopt it.

A.

But the Six themselves are anxious to carry out

reforme and to remove anomalies as quickly as

possible.

1