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4. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION THE PARAGRAPH ON BURDEN SHARING WAS SET. ASI DE PENDING THE PROVISION OF FURTHER FIGURES THIS AFTERNO N.

5. DISCUSSION WAS BASED ON THE PROBLEM OF ENFORCING GLOBAL CEILINGS. TRAN ASSERTED THAT THE COMMUNITY COULD NOT RESORT TO WATER-TIGHT

SANCTIONS AGAINST ITS PREFERENTIAL TRADING PARTNERS. THE UK

ACCORDINGLY ASKED THAT A YRITTEN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE COMMISSION

INTENDED TO ENFORCE GLOBAL CEILINGS IN THESE CASES SHOULD BE

INCLUDED IN ANY REWORKING OF THE PAPER,

COMMENT.

6. IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT EVEN PROTRACTED CONSIDERATION OF THIS

PAPER TODAY WILL RESULT IN MUCH MOVEMENT AND EQUALLY UNLIKELY THAT

MEMBER STATES WILL BE IN A POSITION IN COREPER TOMORROW MORNING

TO LIFT ALL REMAINING RESERVES. SUBJECT THEREFORE TO THE PROGRESS

OF THE GROUP DURING THE REST OF TODAY, ON WHICH WE SHALL REPORT

BY TELEPHONE, IT WOULD SEEM THAT TOMORROW'S COREPER CAN SCARCELY TAKE MATTERS TO A CONCLUSION AND THAT THE GROUP WILL ACCORDINGLY

HAVE TO CONTINUE ITS WORK WITH A VIEW TO REPORTING TO A LATER

COREPER, PERHAPS ON FRIDAY.

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