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OF COURSE, FOLLOWING THE 12 MAY COUNCIL STATEMENT TO THEIR OWN PRODUCTION). WHATEVER WE MAY THINK ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO MEET THESE STANDARDS WITHOUT SEVERE LOSSES, SUCH AN OUTCOME WOULD SURELY BE

VERY DAMAGING TO US IN TRADE TERMS.

I CERTAINLY DO NOT GET THE IMPRESSION THAT MY COLLEGUES ARE BLUFFING

WHEN THEY TALK OF THIS PROSPECT. THERE SEEMS LITTLE DOUBT THAT IN A

NUMBER OF MEMBER STATES THE IMMINENT RESUMPTION OF IMPORTS FROM

AREAS CLOSE TO THE CHERNOBYL DISASTER IS AROUSING A GREAT DEAL OF

PUBLIC AND POLITICAL CONCERN WHICH THEY FEEL WILL ONLY BE

CONTROLLABLE EITHER BY TAKING EXTREMELY DRACONIAN NATIONAL MEASURES OR, AS THEY WOULD PREFER, BY TAKING LESS DRACONIAN COMMUNITY ONES.

4. WE NEED TO WEIGH THESE CONSIDERATIONS URGENTLY SINCE, IF WE ARE TO SHIFT OUR POSITION, IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE BETTER TO DO SO TOMORROW IN COREPER RATHER THAN TO FORCE THE ISSUE TO A COUNCIL AND

SHIFT OUR POSITION THEN.

HANNAY

YYYY

ADVANCE

PS FCO

PS/MRS CHALKER FCO

RENWICK FCO

SLATER FCO

EVANS ECDE FCO

WILLIAMSON

JAY CAB

CAB

SHARP ECIP DTI

BRECKNALL ECIP DTI

PS/MR JOPLING MAFF

PS/LORD BELSTEAD

ATTRIDGE MAFF

HADLEY MAFF

FRANKLIN MAFF

MASON MAFF

BIRD TSY

PS/MR RIDLEY DOE

PONSFORD DOE

FEATES DOE

MORPHET D/EN

SMITH HS4 DHSS

FIELDER DHSS

MAFF

RUBERRY DHSS

FRAME GENERAL ECD (E) NED

(ADVANCED AS REQUESTED)

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