The newcomers want to play a bigger role in the international agencies, and they should. 14 It is to be hoped that the current dominant forces in the Fund and Bank will make the necessary room, though historically the established powers have lagged in making room for others.
The EEC was to become a customs union for industrial products, without any custom duties for trade within the Community and with common tariffs for trade outside the Community. The subsequent broadening and deepening proves the success of this Community. Developments in the last decade have further promoted free trade.