PROTECTION ASSURANCE

Press, Volume C, Issue 29635, 4 October 1961, Page 13

PROTECTION ASSURANCE

“Britain Not Believed” (N-Z-P-A.-Reater— Copyrl0«) SYDNEY, October 3 Australia. Canada, and New Zealand still did not believe that Britain would net join the European Common Market unless the interests of the Commonwealth were adequately protected, the “Sydney Morning Herald said today in an editorial.

"Her leading Ministers may protest until they are red. white and blue in the face S ’L United Kingdom will not join the European Economic Community unless the interests of the Commonwealth are adequately protected. The Australians, the New Zealanders, and the Canadians still do not believe them.” said the neWSPaPer . .. . -hr.. “Back home, after a throe weeks’ trip overseas, during which he appears to have done his best to leave a trail .< -if Common Market gloom I’ll tom Accra to Vienna, and f 'om Vienna to London. Mr Holt (the Australian Treasurer) has declared himself unconvinced by the assurances given by British leaders.'* it said This could be partly explained by the difficulty of defining “adequate." It was foolish to think ’"adequate protection” and “full protection" were synonomous It was also idle to expect that British membership of the EEC. could be bought at a price that would not involve some major adjustments in the trade of other members of the Commonwealth. “The demand that we can fairly make is that these adjustments must not be destructive, and that they should be firmly related to the prospect of all-round gain from the expanding strength of an enlarged economic community in Europe," said the newspaper.