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/S. AFRICAN AUTHORITIES ON THE CONTRACTUAL PREFERENCES OF CONCERN
TO THEM AND ON ANY OTHER ASPECT OF OUR OFFER.
TO CANBERRA AND WELLINGTON ONLY,
YOU SHOULD POINT OUT THAT, ALTHOUGH WE ARE OF COURSE READY TO HEAR AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND VIEWS AT ANY TIME, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE
MOST CONVENIENT FOR CONSULTATIONS TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN OUR
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE OECD SPECIAL GROUP. THEY WILL THEN BE ABLE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF ANY MODIFICATIONS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY IN THE
UK OFFER IN THE LIGHT OF THE ATTITUDES OF OTHER DONORS. WE SHOULD
ALSO BE GLAD TO KNOW WHAT OFFERS THEY PROPOSE TO MAKE AND TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY OF DISCUSSING THEM.
TO PRETORIA AND CAPETOWN ONLY.
SHOULD YOU SHOULD STRESS THAT THE OFFER TABLED ON 1 MARCH WILL
UNDOUBTEDLY BE SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION. WE THOUGHT IT RIGHT TO
INFORM THE S. AFRICAN AUTHORITIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT THIS
DOES NOT IN ANY WAY IMPLY THAT WE ARE SETTING A DEADLINE FOR
THEIR COMMENTS. WE HOPE HOWEVER THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE
US AN EARLY INDICATION OF THEIR VIEWS SO THAT WE CAN TAKE THEM
INTO ACCOUNT IN THE OECD DISCUSSIONS.
TO OTTAWA ONLY.
6. YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN THAT WE SEE YOUR APPROACH AS THE FIRST STAGE IN THE PROCESS OF CONSULTATION WITH THE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES
TO WHICH WE ARE COMMITTED WHEN ANY CHANGE IN PREFERENCES IS
PROPOSED. WE RECOGNISE THAT THEY HAVE AN INTEREST IN CERTAIN
ITEMS ON OUR OFFER LIST. IF HOWEVER WE WERE TO LEAVE OUT OF OUR
OFFER ALL THE PRODUCTS IN WHICH ONE OR MORE COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
HAD A TRADE INTEREST VERY LITTLE WOULD REMAIN. WE HOPE THAT IT WILL
BE RECOGNISED THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO STRIKE A FAIR BALANCE.
7. UK IMPORTS OF A FEW ITEMS IN CHAPTERS 25-99 OF THE BRUSSELS NOMENCLATURE, SUCH AS CARS, TAPE RECORDERS, MAN-MADE FIBRES, ÅRE
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