CYPHER/CAT A AND BY BAG
CONFIDENTIAL
IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NO.1249
Preferences
TO NEW DELHI
10 NOVEMBER 1969,
(MTU 15/2)
151
CONFIDENTIAL
NEUTRAL.
ADDRESSED TO DELHI TELEGRAM NO.1249 OF 10 NOVEMBER AND TO OTHER COMMONWEALTH POSTS SAVING TO UKDEL OECD, UKMIS GENEVA.
MY TEL NO.1237 TO DELHI # UNCTAD GENERALISED PREFERENCES.
0.E.C.D. TRADE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED SUBMISSION TO UNCTAD OF A JOINT O.E.C.D. PAPER ON 15 NOVEMBER AND INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES' SUBMISSIONS, INCLUDING OUR OWN, WILL BE ANNEXED. PLEASE NOW TAKE ACTION AS INSTRUCTED IN PARA 2. OF MY TEL. UNDER REF, BEARING IN MIND THE FOLLOWING TWO ADDITIONAL POINTS :-
(1) THERE HAS NOW BEEN SOME GREATER CLARIFICATION OF THE U.S. POSITION AND THEIR PROPOSALS WILL BE ANNEXED TO THE O.E.C.D. PAPER. AS HOWEVER THESE PROPOSALS WERE ONLY TABLED ON 3 NOVEMBER, THE OTHER 0.E.C.D. COUNTRIES HAD INSUFFICIENT TIME TO REVIEW THEIR POSITION
IN THE LIGHT OF THE U.S. OFFER.
(11) THE VERSION OF OUR SUBMISSION WHICH IS CIRCULATED TO UNCTAD WILL NOT CONTAIN DETAILED TRADE STATISTICS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL
ITEMS.
2. PLEASE NOTE THAT LAST PHRASE OF PARA 4 (1) OF MY TEL. UNDER REF. SHOULD READ QUOTE... WE SHALL BE IN TOUCH WITH COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENTS AGAIN WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING MORE TO REPORT UNQUOTE.
STEWART.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
TRADE POL DEPT
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51 17 NOV 1969
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