EN CLAIR
PRIORITY UK MISSION GENEVA TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 624
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NEUTRAL
RECEIVED IN
REGISTRY No.51
MY 1.P.T.
14NOV 1969
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12 NOVEMBER 1969
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BEGINS
+PREFERENCES+
1. THE SECOND CONFERENCE OF UNCTAD RECOGNIZED THE UNANIMOUS AGREE-
MENT IN FAVOUR OF THE EARLY ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE
SYSTEM OF GENERALIZED, NON-RECIPROCAL AND NON-DISCRIMINATORY PREFERENCES WHICH WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
AND TO THAT EFFECT ESTABLISHED A SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PREFERENCES.
SUCH A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE EXPORT EARNINGS OF DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES, TO HELP PROMOTE THEIR INDUSTRIALIZATION AND TO ACCELERATE THEIR RATES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH WILL BE AN ELEMENT OF IMPORTANCE FOR
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. A SYSTEM IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 21 (11) SHOULD BE PUT INTO EFFECT AND
MAXIMUM EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN UNCTAD TO ADHERE TO THE
ESTABLISHED TIME-TABLE.
+TARIFF AND NON-TARIFF BARRIERS+
2. WHILE IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE INTRODUCTION OF A GENERALIZED
SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES SHOULD OF ITSELF REDUCE TARIFF BARRIERS, WORK
ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TARIFF MATTERS SHOULD CONTINUE.
3. IT WAS AGREED IN THE FIRST CONFERENCE THAT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SHOULD NOT, ORDINARILY+), RAISE EXISTING TARIFF OR NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TO EXPORTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, NOR ESTABLISH NEW TARIFF OR NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OR ANY DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES, WHERE SUCH ACTION WOULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF RENDERING LESS FAVOURABLE
THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESS INTO THEIR MARKERS OF MANUFACTURED AND
SEMI-MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS OF EXPORT INTEREST TO DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES.
4. INTER-GOVERNMENTAL CONSULTATIONS SHOULD BE CONTINUED AND
INTENSIFIED IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER COMPETENT INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS WITH A VIEW TO GIVING EFFECT TO MEASURES FOR THE
RELAXATION AND PROGRESSIVE ELIMINATION OF NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
/AFFECTING