BELGIQUE, MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ECONOMIQUES

Material concerning Belgian efforts to create a Free Trade Area, includes, letter from Snoy to Ernest van der Beugel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding French support in negotiations. - Letter to M. Wigny, Minister for Foreign Affairs, from Snoy on need to meet with French to discuss free trade before the following Council of Minister's re-union. - General considerations concerned in negotiating an European Economic Association Treaty. - Note on the possible transitory measures permitting the relaunch of the negotiations for an European Economic Association. - Details of substance of Benelux proposals regarding external tariffs. Information on decision adopted by the Council of Europe Economic Association Committee on efforts for creation of a multilateral association between EEC and other OEEC countries and extending quotas. - Letter from Snoy to Maurice Faure on the unfavourable turn in negotiations for FTA and his decision to resign from his role as permanent Belgian representative to the European Community. Details of Britain's willingness to accept Pierre Wigny's, Minister for Foreign Affairs', suggestion for a one-year settlement in the treatment of quotas in the non-liberalised sector which would be acceptable to OEEC. - Note for Wigny on acceleration of the realisation of a Common Market with new proposals from French delegation.

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