1.
GV EXT BUILDING.
0.05

2.
SV ITALIAN DELEGATES TALKING.
0.10

3.
CU MEMBER OF ITALIAN DELEGATION
0.13

4.
SV BELGIAN DELEGATES TALKING.
0.21

5.
MS BELGIAN DELEGATES TALKING.
0.30

6.
SV DUTCH.
0.34

7.
CU GERMAN DELEGATES TALKING.
0.37

8.
MS PRESIDENT SEATED
0.42

9.
GV PAN CONFERENCE.
0.56



Initials CO.11.23 CM/DE/CO/11.40



Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved

Background: COMMON MARKET FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING IN BRUSSELS ON TUESDAY ADOPTED JULY FIRST AS THE TARGET DATE FOR APPLICATION BY THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMITTEE OF THE "GENERALISED PREFERENCES" AID-THROUGH-TRADE SCHEME TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

THIS WOULD INVOLVE GIVING DUTY-FREE ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN SAFEGUARDS, TO AN ANNUAL 1,000 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH (417 MILLION STERLING) OF INDUSTRIAL IMPORTS FROM 91 DEVELOPING NATIONS PLUS THE EEC'S DEPENDENT TERRITORIES.

ON FEBRUARY FIRST THE EUROPEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS TURNED DOWN A PROPOSAL BY DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER JOSEPH LUNS FOR A GO-AHEAD OF THE SCHEME ON JULY 1, AND POSTPONED THEIR DECISION UNTIL MARCH 30.