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accepted this.
He said he must have some discussion
of the whole question with the Secretary of State.
Mr Stuart observed that the Secretary of State needed
to be able to tell his colleagues that he personally
was satisfied, in a particular case, that the law must
take its course. Sir M MacLehose mentioned that he
had discussed his general attitude on the matter with
2 or 3 senior members of ExCo.
EEC/GSP
15. Mr FitzHerbert of EID joined the meeting for this
subject.
the problem was to reconcile the need
Mr Royle said that he had not much to say on this
not to appear to discomate against Hay Koy with our obligations
He would soon be receiving a submission about on the possibtitio
the question of reopening the matter with the Community.
The political side of the Office (but not European
Integration Department) would like to reopen it. EID
thought that to do so would be damaging to our overall
European policy. It might lead to pressure for reopening
our domestic arrangements with the Community and our
arrangements with Commonwealth countries. But he
understood that it would not involve a breach of the
Act of Accession.
16. Mr FitzHerbert said that although this was so,
from the GSP on facts we had accepted the exclusion of Hong Kong as part or
the terms of Accession. Perhaps we could compromise
by seeking ajustments downwards in the quotas for other
exporting countries. Even if we did reopen the question
with the Community, it was doubtful whether we would
get anywhere. Sir M MacLehose said that, when the
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