Holyoake Not Satisfied

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29931, 19 September 1962, Page 15

Holyoake Not Satisfied

(Special Correspondert N Z P.AJ LONDON, September 17.

“In the present circumstances we must reserve our position on the economic side,” the New Zealand Prime Minister (Mr Holyoake) said, repeat* ing part of his opening statement at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ conference at the final plenary session on the Common Market this morning.

He also said: “It is Suite clear from the iscussions we’ve had during the week that general regulations cannot possibly meet the New Zealand position. We had hoped that they would.” He said New Zealand was heartened by the recognition by the Six of New Zealand’s "special vulnerability” and "unique dependence" on the British market. He repeated that if at the end of the negotiations between Britain and the Six, New Zealand could say her vital trading interests had been preserved she would on economic grounds support Britain’s entry to the E EC. But not at present. Mr Holyoake is believed to have spoken for about 10 minutes. He said he believed the Prime Ministers had reached a better understanding of each other's problems and the changes that would follow inevitably on British entry. Matter For Britain Mr Macmillan had given reasons why the British Government believed Britain should seek membership. "This is a matter which only Britain can judge and decide for herself." said Mr Holyoake. It was important to New Zealand and other members of the Commonwealth that Britain should not only be strong but increase in strength and Lt must be for Britain to decide how best she could maintain and increase her economic power. “After a week’s talk I can say again thait we do not question Britain's judgment, or the course she feels she must follow. If Britain does decide to join we shall do our best to ensure that Commonwealth relationships are not weakened. “We have certain reservations, but our approach is a cautious but hopeful affirmative that the Commonwealth association will be strengthened. Come w'hat may New Zealand will always be there to strengthen Commonwealth ties." he said. Mr Holyoake also said the philosophy of the community would make a radical change

in the whole basis of world trade and particularly for New Zealand in agricultural products. “As we see it, given the will on the part of the present members >of the community it should be possible to secure terms which would avoid adverse effects on Commonwealth countries.” New Zealand believed there was need to spell out the general objectives which the community would work for in world-wide arrangements. These should ensure that at least traditional levels of trade were maintained. Community's Obligation The community should also accept the obligation to provide remedies if the reviews proposed should disclose that its policies had led to an appreciable decline in imports. "Only if arrangements of this type are secured are we likely to find that wider international agreements meet the need of Commonwealth countries to maintain and increase the level of their trade. We believe that this is both a reasonable and necessary expectation “We have often stressed during these discussions that for almost all products which we export to the United Kingdom transitional arrangements still remain to be negotiated.” Mr Holyoake said. Arrangements which left an open danger that New Zealand products could steadilv be displaced in the United Kingdom market and her trading position eroded as community production rose would be quite inadequate to protect her vital interests and would be intolerable economically. “Economic Disaster” “I must make it clear that to enter the community on present terms and in accordance with the proposed regulations on temperate foodstuffs would involve not just a marginal reduction in trading opportunities and the standards of living for the people of New Zealand but inevitably—and I use this word moderately—economic disaster,” Mr Holyoake said.

Rightist Party Revived (N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) KASSEL (West Germany). . Sept. 18. The first congress of the reformed extreme Rightwing West German National People’s Party will take place in Kassel next Sunday. After World War I the D.N.V.P., under the’ leadership of the newspaper magnate, Alfred Hu gen berg, and supported by leading German industrialists, pursued an extreme Right-wing policy, vigorously opposed to the democratic Weimar Republic. By 1924 it was the strongest party in the German Parliament with 111 seats and soon afterwards became closely allied with Hitler’s Nazi Party. Hugenberg became Economics Minister in Hitler's first Cabinet after the 1933 elections. But his party was dissolved soon afterwards as Hitler ruthlessly eliminated all opposition. Hugenberg remained a member of the Nazi Reichstag right up to 1945, although he had little influence. He died in 1951.

Mariner's Progress (N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. Mariner 11, the United States Venus probe, was nearly 3.500.000 miles away from earth at noon. GMT. today, with nearly 50,000.000 miles to go before reaching the vicinity of the cloudshrouded planet on December 14. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said that radio signals from the spaceship continued to be “good."