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EN CLAIR
ROUTINE WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NO.2993
UNCLASSIFIED.
TO F.C.0.
1 NOVEMBER 1969
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ADDRESSED TO F.C.0. TELEGRAM NO.2990 OF 1 NOVEMBER AND TO UKDEL OECD PARIS REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TC UXDEL EEC BRUSSELS UKMIS GENEVA AND SAVING TO UKKIS NEW YORK.
FOR ATTENTION FIRST THING MONDAY, LONDON AND PARIS. F.C.O. PLEASE PASS ADVANCE COPY TO GOLDSMITH, BOARD OF TRADE.
[SIC]
M.I.P.T : PREFERENCES.
FOLLOWING IS TEXT:
I HAVE DTERMINED
IN WORLD TRADE FORUMS TO PRESS FOR A
LIBERAL SYSTEM OF GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES FOR ALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, INCLUDING LATIN AMERICA. WE HILL SEEK ADOPTION BY ALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, INCLUDING LATIN AMERICA. WE WILL SEEK ADOPTION BY ALL OF THE INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES OF A SCHEME WITH BROAD PRODUCT COVERAGE AND WITH
NC CEILINGS ON PREFERENTIAL IMPORTS. WE WILL SEEK EQUAL ACCESS TO INDUSTRIAL MARKETS FOR ALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LATIN AMERICA THAT NOW EXISTS IN MANY COUNTRIES. WE WILL ALSO URGE THAT SUCH A SYSTEM ELIMINATES THE INEQUITABLE QUOTE REVERSE PREFERENCES UNCUCTE THAT NOW DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRIES.
F.C.C. PASS UKDEL GECD PARIS UKDEL EEC BRUSSELS AND UKIS GENEVA,
MR. FREEMAN.
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
ZADVANCE COPY PASSED TO B.O.T. AS REQUESTED/
FCO/WHITEHALL DISTRIBUTION
AMERICAN DEPT.
RECEIVED IN
REGISTRY NO.51
- 4 NOV 1969
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