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continue:

a) Delors, the President of the Commission, sees the

reduction of frontier controls as an integral part of

completion of the internal market. He has called for a

"Europe without frontiers" by 1992.

b) France, Germany and the Benelux are trying to

negotiate an extension of the Franco-German bilateral

agreement of July 1984 on reduced controls at land

frontiers. If they succeed in solving to thier

satisfaction the problems of controlling terrorism,

drug smuggling, etc., without systematic frontier

controls, a situation could arise in which British

nationals crossing frontiers between these countries

found themselves held up while others passed through a

green channel. The CBI has regretted that the UK is

not participating.

8. We shall not accept the Commission's proposal that

the presentation of an unopened CFP means that the

holder goes unchecked. Nevertheless it is probable

that the presentation of the CFP will be a major

element in any arrangements to facilitate frontier

crossing for EC nationals. We need to consider the