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CYPHER/CAT A
PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 155
TO HONG KONG
27 FEBRUARY 1969
(MTU 15/1)
CONFIDENTIAL.
NEUTRAL.
MY SAVING DESPATCH 20/69 OF 14 FEBRUARY.
UNCTAD GENERALISED PREFERENCES.
CUR OFFERS HAVE NOW BEEN FINALISED. BECAUSE OF LENGTH IT IS IMPRACTICAL TO TELEGRAPH LIST OF PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AND WE ARE SENDING THIS TO YOU BY BAG.
2. IN RESPECT OF CHAPTERS 25-99 OF THE BRUSSELS NOMENCLATURE WE SHALL OFFER UNRESTRICTED DUTY-FREE ENTRY FOR ALL MANUFACTURES AME SEMI-MANUFACTURES WITH EXCEPTION OF EGG ALBUMINS, COTTON
TEXTILES AND HAEMATITE PIG IRON. FOR NON-COTTON TEXTILES WE ARE PREPARED TO GRANT DUTY-FREE ENTRY WITHOUT LIMITATION ON THE
SAME BASIS AS FOR OTHER MANUFACTURES AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES PROVIDED THAT AT LEAST ALL THE OTHER MAJOR PROSPECTIVE DONOR
COUNTRIES WILL SIMILARLY GRANT DUTY-FREE ENTRY TO IMPORTS FROM
ALL COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES CLAIMING DEVELOPING STATUS. IF
OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT PREPARED TO DO SO WE SHALL RECONSIDER OUR
POSITION. ANY GRANT OF PREFERENCES IN RESPECT OF JRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS OTHER THAN THE PIG IRON MENTIONED ABOVE WILL DEPEND ON OTHER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES BEING PREPARED TO GRANT BROADLY SIMILAR
TREATMENT TO THESE PRODUCTS.
3. OUR OFFER OF PREFERENCES DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE REVENUE DUTIES ON BEER, HOPS, HYDROCARBON OILS, SPIRITS, TOBACCO AND WINE. DETAILS AND CONDITIONS OF OUR OFFERS FOR BOTH AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL ITEMS WILL BE SENT TO YOU WITH OFFER LISTS.
STEWART
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
TR. POL. D.
H.K.D.
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