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MACAO.

7. THE FRENCH ASKED THE GROUP WHETHER IT COULD BE AGREED THAT

THEY SHOULD TAKE ACTION WITH THE PORTUGUESE AND ON A NATIONAL

BASIS UNDER ARTICLE 3 OF THE LTA ON THEIR PROBLEMS WITH IMPORTS FROM MACAO, ALL DELEGATIONS SAID THEY HAD NC INSTRUCTIONS AND

WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER THE QUESTION. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE

COMMISSION SHOULD DRAW UP A PROPOSAL IN CONSULTATION WITH THE

FRENCH TO BE PUT TO THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GROUP. ALL MEMBER STATES WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE STATISTICS ON THEIR IMPORTS FROM MACAO.

8. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GROUP ON 16 MARCH WILL COORDINATE A

CCMMUNITY POSITION IN ADVANCE OF THE PROPOSED MEETING WITH M.LONG IN GENEVA (OF WHICH THE DATES ARE NOT YET FIXED) AS WELL AS TAKING UP AGAIN THE UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS ON HONG KONG.

FCO PASS ADVANCE COPIES TO:-

FCO

HALL(EID).

DTI - MISS LOWNE, HOPE.

FCO PASS SAVING TO DUBLIN,

PALLISER

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED [ADVANCED AS REQUESTED]

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION

EID

HKIOD TRD

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION FRAME

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