TNAG-0627-FCO40-775-Effect-of-GATT-Multi-Fibre-Arrangement-on-Hong-Kong-negotiat-1977 — Page 95

IMMEDIATE

GPS 380

CYBER CAT A

FM FCC 251152Z

CONFIDENT? AL

FRAME FILES

DESKDY 251300Z

CONFIDENTIAL

RESCU IN

*.51

27 MAY 1977

HKK 121 1616

TO IMMEDIATE UKREP BRUSSELS TELNO 994 OF 25 MAY 77

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, PARIS.

COREPER DEPUTIES 26 MAY: TEXTILES: MFA

OBJECTIVES.

1.

T

1. (A) TO ENSURE THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS SO THAT NEGOTIATIONS CAN BEGIN IN GENEVA.

B) TO ENSURE THAT THE UK CONDITIONS IN PARA 4 BELOW ARE FULLY TAKEN ON BOARD BY THE COMMITTEE.

LINE TO TAKE.

2. IT IS MOST IMPORTANT, IF THE COMMUNITY IS TO HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE OF ADHERING TO THE TIMETABLE DEFINED IN THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS, FOR NEGOTIATIONS TO BEGIN IN GENEVA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

P/A

34

3. THE UK BELEIVES THAT THE WORDS QUOTE AT THEIR PRESENT LEVELS UNQUOTE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN PARA 1 OF THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS. ASSURANCES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.

4. REITERATE THE CONDITIONS ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES OF THE 3

MAY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL:

!) QUOTE IF THE PROPOSAL PROVES UNACCEPTABLE TO THE OTHER SIGNATORIES OF THE MEA, THE COUNCIL WOULD RECOGNISE THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL HAVE TO CONCIDER OTHER MEASURES INCLUDING GLOBALISATION TO ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES AS REGARDS CUMULATIVE

DISRUPTION: UNQUOTE

CONFIDENTIAL

/(11)