resources within the 6 mile limit, Norway and Britain
thore.
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had preserved it. The most difficult problem concern
then
the future markets for the agricultural products of
New Zealand. New Zealand had been our most loyal
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supporter, A model ally and friend. Unless we could get a settlement acceptable to New Zealand we could
not enter the Common Market.
Even if agreement were reached in the near futur
entry could not take place until January 1973. There. wo
then be a 5 year transitional period in which we coul
work out arrangements to help our traditional
suppliers. Thereafter we should be able to operate
internationally in the economic field as the countrie
in the Market now, eg France, had been able to do so.
It had been agreed that the problem of Sterling would.
be dealt with outside the negotiations for entry.
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The French now recognised that this was a difficult technical problem. A solution over Sterling would
eliminate much of the trouble, over currencies in
Europe.
Mr Aichi said that Japan wished to expand her
economic activities with the Community. He hoped tha
the difficulties presented by the existing safeguard
clauses and discriminatory treatment could be overcom
Consultations with the Community would take place ove
some of these issues next month. He hoped that
before the United Kingdom entered the Community it
would be possible to resolve some of the issues
still pending between the UK and Japan. Sir Alec
Douglas-Home said that he was glad, that the Japanese
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