TNAG-2496-FCO40-3632-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macao-(Macau)-1992 — Page 18

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Chairman,

Select Committee on European Legislation,

House of Commons

I enclose explanatory memoranda concerning two proposals for European Community trade and cooperation agreements with

Macao and the Federative Republic of Brazil.

The

You will note that the Presidency intend to conclude the

agreements at the next Foreign Affairs Council (15 June). I

hope that the Committee will reconvene in time to consider

these proposals, but in the event that it does not I trust

that you can agree that the UK need not delay the conclusion

of the agreements by placing a scrutiny reserve on them.

Presidency attaches great importance to concluding both agreements at the last Foreign Affairs Council under its

chairmanship. Both proposals are along the lines of existing

EC agreements and I intend therefore to agree to them at that

meeting.

I am copying this letter to the Leader of the House of Lords,

the Secretary to the Cabinet, and the Clerk to your

Committee.

Tristan Garel-Jones