OPPONENTS OF E.E.C.

Press, Volume C, Issue 29657, 30 October 1961, Page 17

OPPONENTS OF E.E.C.

Sandys Rejects Fears (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter— Copyright) LONDON, October 27. In Brussels last night, the British Commonwealth Relations Secretary, Mr Duncan Sandys, spoke about opponents of Britain’s entry into the Common Market. Some claimed to see riot only commercial difficulties but also political “incompatibility” between the Commonwealth and the European Economic Community, he said. Mr Sandys rejected this view. If Britain joined it would not mean an estrangement from the Common, wealth, but possible eloser contact between the whole of Europe and the Commonwealth countries. “Certain people fear that the new openings of a European market would attract British capital to such an extent that Commonwealth industries would be short of the necessary money for their development. “I do not believe that these fears are well-founded As long as the Commonwealth countries continue to offer interesting outlets, I have no doubt that British capital will continue to be available.” he said. In Huddersfield, England, the general secretary of the British textiles industry, Mr D. B. Moore, said that the standard of living of the six European Common Market countries would overtake that of Britain in a few years if she failed to join them. Speaking to the Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce, Mr Moore said of Commonwealth fears over the Common Market: “Britain cannot remain in an open market for a Commonwealth whose individual members do not hesitate to use quotas against us."