condition that at least the other major donor
countries will similarly grant unrestricted duty-
free entry to imports from developing countries
and territories
.7. The United Kingdom's offer of preferences
does not extend to products chargeable with revenue
duty (i.e. imported beer, hops, hop oil, hop
extracts, hydrocarbon oils, matches, mechanical
lighters, spirits, tobacco and wine).
we regret that, as
the
details of our offer 8. It was originally thought that our lists
have only now
been finalised, it was not possible to give would be ready to be sent to you by 1 March but you time to consider them before I March. unfortunately this was not possible. If you have
however there fore any comments on the lists we should be grateful to
receive them as soon as possible. In this con-
nection you will no doubt wish to bear in mind
the UNCTAD timetable as stated in Paragraph 6 of
the Background Note accompanying Circular Saving
Despatch 20/69.
9.
This Circular is addressed to the British
Government Representative, Castries, with copies
for onward transmission to the Governments of the
West Indies Associated States; the High Commis-
sioner, Western Pacific; the Governors and
Commanders-in-Chief, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, British
Honduras, Fiji, Seychelles, Bahamas, St. Helena
Commissioner.
and Bermuda; the British and Consul, Tonga, with
a copy for onward transmission to the Government
of Tonga;
the Administrators of the British
Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and
St. Vincent, and the Turks and Caicos Islands;
Her Majesty's High Commissioner, Brunei, with a
copy for onward transmission to the Government
of Brunei.
(The offer to be tabled
in OECD
is however
provisional and still subject to modification
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