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DECLARATION OF INTENT

on

the Trust Territory of Somaliland

currently under the administration of the Italian Republic

THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM , THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY , THE FRENCH REPUBLIC , THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC , THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG AND THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS ,

ANXIOUS , at the time of signature of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , to define the exact scope of articles 131 and 227 of this Treaty , in view of the fact that under article 24 of the Trusteeship agreement with respect to the Trust Territory of Somaliland the Italian administration of that territory will end on 2 December 1960 ,

HAVE AGREED to give the authorities who will after that date be responsible for the external relations of Somaliland the option of confirming the association of that Territory with the Community , and declare their readiness to propose , if need be , to these authorities the opening of negotiations with a view to concluding conventions for economic association with the Community .