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RESTRICTED

INTERNATIONAL CONTROL IN RELATION TO THE AGREEMENT. THEY COULD

NOT ACCEPT THAT BILATERAL AGREEMENTS SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO

INTERNATIONAL CONTROL. LA ADDITION THEY STRESSED THE TEMPORARY

MATURE OF RESTRICTIONS AND THE NEED TO CONSIDER THE DEMOBILIZATION

OF RESTRICTIONS.

4. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS A SUFFICIENT MEASURE OF

AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR THE COMMUNITY'S INTERVENTIONS AT

THE FIRST MEETING OF THE GATT WORKING PARTY FROM 2 TO 4 MAY AND

THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO AVOID TAKING UP

POSITIONS ON THE POINTS ON WHICH THEKE WAS DISAGREEMENT. HOWEVER IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO AGREE ON FIRM POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF

THE SECOND MEETING OF THE GATT WORKING PARTY PLANNED FOR THE END

OF MAY.

FCO PASS ADVANCE COPIES TO:-'

FCO

·

HALL (EID).

DTI - POWNALL, HOPE (CT DIVISION), WRIGHT (CRE3).

GOLDSMITH

!

[ADVANCED AS REQUESTED]

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

EID

FRAME

TRD

EESD

LAD

HKIOD

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