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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)271 final
Brussels.30thMay1979
THECOMMISSION 'SEXTERNAL DELEGATIONS
ACTIONPROGRAMME FOR1980
(Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil)
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ACTIONPROORAWKS FOR1980
(Commissioncommunication "totheCouncil)
1eInitsccacaimicationof22July1977(001^(77}363final),theCcratriseion
informedtheCouncilofitsr>jclium"iermprioritiseintb*siratterofopening
externaldelegations.Inaccordancewiththatprogramroetthepurposeof
thiscommunication istoinformtheCouncilofthepriorities whichthe
CoraraisBicnhaasetitsslfforstrengthening externalrepresentation in
the1980financialjear,naioelytheopeningofdelegationsinAustralia
(Canberra)andYugoslavia(Belgrade),.

DelegationinAustralia(Canberra)
2.Itisincreasingly recognisedthatAustralia,asamajorsourceofraw
materials,isacountryofpotentiallygreatimportancetotheCommunity
inthe1980sand1990s.Australia'sresourcesofuranium,lead,zinc
zircon,limeniteandrutileaswellassilverandgoldandalsoironore,
coal,"bauxite,nickelandmanganesewillbeincreasingly needed "bythe
Community'sindustries# Also,asthelargestsinglesourceofAustralian
imports,theCommunityhasaconsiderable interestintheAustralianmarket,
Australia,onitsside,seestheCommunityasanimportantsourceof
technology andinvestmentsforitsowndevelopment.
3.However,theCommunity'srelationswithAustraliahaverecentlybeenless
thansatisfactory becauseofAustralia'spreoccupation aboutitsagricultural
exports.Moreover,increasingly protectionist policiesbyAustraliahave
giventheCommunitycauseforconcern.
4.TheCommissionbelievesthattheopeningofadelegationinCanberrawill
contribute tobettercorrsnrunicationsonthemanifoldissuesofcommoninterest
betweentheCommunityandAustralia ;willhelptoallaymisunderstandings ;
andwillcontributetothecreationofamoreconfidentandwidelybased
relationship betweenAustraliaandtheCommunityintheyearsahead.,Itis
importantthattheCommunityshouldbeseentorecognisetheimportance
thatitattachestoitsrelationswithAustralia ,,Itisnottobeexpected
that .allthecurrentdifficulties ondetailedtradematterswilldisappear
oftheirownaccord.Buttherearemanyreasonsforthinkingthatitisin
bothAutralia'sandtheCommunity'sinterestinthelongertermtocultivate
therelationship ,bearinginmindAustralia'shistoricaltieswithEurope
anditsgeographical isolation.Australiamaybeexpectedincreasingly to
seeEuropeasanimportanttradeandeconomicpartnertobevaluedalongside
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JapanandtheUS.Suchadevelopmentwill,however,needtobenurturedand
encouraged.AnditissomethingthatonlyaCommunitypresenceassuch
cando.
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5.ItistobenotedthattheAustralianPrimeMinisterhasindicated ,
thathewouldwelcometheestablishment ofaCommissiondelegationin
Canberra.TheCommissionbelievesthatthepresenttimeispolitically
theri-jhtonefortakingthisstepbearinginmindtheCommunity'sfuture
economicinterestsandthemattersofCommunitycompetencethatare
involved,
6.TheHeadoftheDelegationneedstobeofA2levelinordertoestablish
himselfasaninterlocutor mainlyoftheAustralianAdministration and
theMemberStates'Ambassadors onthespot.TheminimumAstaffoftha
Delegationhastocomprise,moreover,
-2A/5-4staffinchargeofcommercialandeconomicpolicies,raw
material(includinguranium)questions,industrialandagriculture -
policies,
-1A/5-4responsibleforpressandinformation.

DélégationinYui?eBlavi&(Belgriiidt)
7.Thenegotiations onaCooperation AgreementbetweenYugoslaviaand.
theCommissionhavegivenrisetoarequestonthepartoftheYugoslav
authoritiestohaveaCommissiondelegationinBelgrade,whichwould
confirmthepoliticalinterestthattheCommunityneedstoattachto
itsrelationswithYugoslavia.
8.AfteritscontactswiththeYugoslavauthoritiesandtheAmbassadors ^
oftheNineinBelgrade,whoconfirmedtheneedtoopenadelegation,the
Commissionfeelsthatitisessentialthatsuchadelegationshould "be
abletobegintooperateassoonastheAgreementissignedbetween
YugoslaviaandtheCommunity <>Inadditiontotheconsiderations whichled
todelegationsbeingsetupintheMediterranean countries,thisdecision
ismotivated ,bythefollowing ?
i.TheproposedAgreementbetweentheCommunityandYugoslaviais;a
verywide–rangingone,whichformspartoftheCommunity'soverall
Mediterranean approach,withparticularstressonthecooperation
aspect,whichcoversawholarangeofsectors?commercial,financial,
social,agricultural ,industrial,transportandenvironment ;
r■li.theimplementation ofthisAgreementvailrequireextensiveinformation
workandback–upmeasuresinconjunction withtheYugoslavauthorities :
Suchactionwillhavetobeundertakenatseverallevels:
a.Contactswillhavetobemadewiththe.YugoslavFederaldepartments
forforeignaffairs,commerceandfinance,whichareresponsible
foradministering theAgreement;
b.thedecentralized organization oftheYugoslavFederationwill
requirecontactstobemadewiththerepublics;
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c.thesystemofself-government onwhichtheYugoslaveconomyis;
basedmeansthattherelationstobeestablishedwithYugoslav
undertakings willhavetobedefined.Thiswillalsorequirea
detailedknowledgeofthemechanismspeculiartotheYugoslav
eoonomy.

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iii.Yugoslav politics ,andnotably allthefollow-up totheBelgrade
Conference ,could prove animportant observation ground fora
Community Delegation .Asoneofthegroup ofnonr-aligned countries ,
because ofthespecial position which ithasalways defended and
thegreat stress ithaslaid onitsindependence ,Yugoslavia requires
apolitical approach deserving careful attention .Thedelegation
should maintain numerous contacts with thediplomatic missions of
theMember States inBelgrade onthesubject .
9*TheAgrade staff needed torunthedelegation comprise theHead of
Delegation (A3grade ),oneA5/4official responsible fortrade and
cooperation matters ,andoneA5/4official responsible forinformation
matters .