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13. MOROCCO. NEGOTIATIONS BROKE OFF AFTER A FEW HOURS ON 21 OCTOBER,

THE MOROCCANS CLAIMING THAT THE COMMUNITY'S APPROACH JEOPARDIZED THE EEC/MOROCCO AGREEMENT.

14. INDIA. THE INDIAN DELEGATION HAVE LEFT, AND WILL RETURN NEXT

MONTH.

C. ARTICLE 113 COMMITTEE.

15. APART FROM HEARING REPORTS FROM COUNTRY NEGOTIATORS, THE

COMMITTEE CONCENTRATED ON DISCUSSING THE COMMISSION'S DRAFT

AGREEMENT (COPIES ALREADY IN WHITEHALL: FURTHER COPIES BY WEEKEND BAG),

WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED SIMULTANEOUSLY TO MEMBER STATES AND

THIRD COUNTRY DELEGATIONS. THE DRAFT GENERALLY FOUND FAVOUR WITH

MOST DELEGATIONS, THOUGH WE IN PARTICULAR HAVE TROUBLE WITH

ARTICLE 3, ON WHICH WE HAVE TELEGRAPHED SEPARATELY. FURTHER

DISCUSSION OF THE DRAFT WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY.

16. THE COMMISSION (TRAN) RAISED A PROBLEM OVER THE PROPOSED USE

OF THE U.S. CLAUSE FOR GROUPS 3-5. TRAN SAID THAT IT WAS OBJECTION-

ABLE TO SOME NEGOTIATING PARTNERS WHO THOUGHT IT TOO VAGUE. TRAN

PROPOSED THE USE OF A 55 EXIT THRESHOLD FOR ALL PRODUCTS IN THESE

GROUPS. THIS WILL BE CONSIDERED FURTHER BY THE COMMITTEE.

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