i.e
HK
RESTRICTED
THESE DIFFICULTIES. LAVENANT (FRANCE) ALSO WELCOMED OUR PROPOSALS AS REASONABLE AND REALISTIC, IN PARTICULAR IN PROVIDING FOR A TRANS- ITIONAL PERIOD. HE HAD TWO RESERVES ON THE SUBSTANCE OF OUR PROPOSALS. HE THOUGHT THAT THE CRITERION FOR ALLOCATING 'BASIC QUOTAS'' BETWEEN MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE TOTAL CONSUMPTION OF TEXTILES RATHER THAN THAT PROPOSED IN THE PAPER. HIS SECOND RESERVATION WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS MORE FUNDAMENTAL RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMMUNITY'S QUOTAS BETWEEN EXPORTING COUNTRIES.
HE DESCRIBED PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS AS UNJUSTLY FAVOURING CERTAIN
COUNTRIES AND FRANCE REGARDED THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A MORE EQUITABLE DIVISION AS A PRIOR CONDITION FOR PROGRESS ON BURDEN SHARING. HE
ADDED THAT IN HIS VIEW DISCUSSION OF THESE QUESTIONS OF QUANTITATIVE
RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE ENTIRELY SEPARATED FROM DISCUSSION OF TARIFF PREFERENCES. POWNALL (UK) POINTED OUT THAT WE TOOK THE OPPOSITE
VIEW ON THIS POINT.
7. (COMMISSION) INDICATED GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OUR PROPOSALS, AS DID THE IRISH DELEGATION. OTHER MEMBER STATES WERE NOT IN A
POSITION TO COMMENT SUBSTANTIVELY. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE DISCUSSION WOULD BE PURSUED AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GROUP ON 25 SEPTEMBER. OUR PAPER HAS MADE A VERY GOOD START AND WE SHOULD BE
ABLE TO BUILD ON THIS AT THE NEXT DISCUSSION.
FCO PASS ADVANCE COPIES
FCO HART (EID) HAZLE (TRD) SLATER (SAD)
DTI MISS LOWNE POWNALL HOAEN (CT) WRIGHT MISS ELLIOTT INGRAM (CRE).
FCO PASS SAVING HONG KONG AND NEW DELHI.
PALLISER
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
[ADVANCED AS REQUESTED]
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION
E I D
SAD
TRED
HKI OD
-3- RESTRICTED
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
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