| EC MAINLY FOR TIN EXTENSION, NO U.K. STAND TAKEN | |
| European Community (EC) members of the | |
| International Tin Council, except Britain, have said they are | |
| prepared to back an extension of the International Tin | |
| Agreement, an EC spokesman said. | |
| He said at a meeting of EC states' representatives here | |
| yesterday, Britain undertook to communicate its own decision to | |
| its partners today. It said it was not ready yesterday to take | |
| a stand but did not say why. | |
| He added nine other EC states backed an extension. Spain | |
| and Portugal, which are not members of the International Tin | |
| Council, raised no objections to a common EC stance in favour. | |