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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 89 OF 31 MARCH INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON

UKMIS GENEVA UKDEL 0.E.C.D. INFO ROUTINE BONN THE HAGUE

LUXEMBOURG PARIS ROME HONG KONG INFO SAVING BERNE OSLO

REYKJAVIK COPENHAGEN HELSINKI LISBON STOCKHOLM VIENNA DUBLIN

UKMIS NEW YORK AND BRUSSELS.

UKDEL E.C. TELEGRAM NUMBER 88; GENERALIZED PREFERENCES.

IN REACHING THEIR CONCLUSIONS ON 30 MARCH THE COUNCIL WERE NOT

ABLE CONSTITUTIONALLY TO TAKE A FINAL DECISION TO IMPLEMENT THE

CPS. THEY WILL DO SO VERY SHORTLY ON THE BASIS OF A FORMAL

+PROPOSITION DE DECISION+ TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION.

2. THE WORDING OF THE AGREEMENT REACHED BY THE COUNCIL ON 30

MARCH IS AS FOLLOWS:

LE CONSEIL EST CONVENU DE METTRE EN VIGEUR LE 1 JUILLET 1971

LES PREFERENCES GENERALISEES SELON LES ORIENTATIONS EXPOSEES

DANS LE COMMUNICATION DE LA COMMISSION: LA DECISION FINAL DU

CONSEIL SERA PRISE SUR LA BASE DES PROPOSITIONS QUE LA COMMISSION

VA SOUMETTRE DANS LES PLUS BREFS DELAIS.

FCO PASS SAVING BERNE OSLO REYKJAVIK COPENHAGEN HELSINKI LISBON

STOCKHOLM VIENNA DUBLIN AND UKMIS NEW YORK, BRUSSELS SAVING PASSED.

CHRISTOFAS

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

COFY TO

T.P.D.

MR O.H. KEMMIS CRE DTI

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