Flag S.

Mr. de

Longtanque

S. Asian Dept.

Reference...

Hong Kong: Preference

on

Indian Tobacco.

You will recall Miss Muskett's letter July about the Indian side Memoire.

2. The Legal Advisers have now

that by signing

of

8

confirmed

the Kennedy Round Protocol the Indians accepted the effects of the tariff

where

these conflicted with

changes

even

their rights under

the

the UK.

Trade

Agreement

with

the other

It seems clear on

hand that the Hong Kong regolators in

the attention.

Round

never specifically

the Kennedy

of

the Indians

of

retention

to

the

drew

the preference by Malawi.

Flag 2 in the correspondence

2

at

-2 on

HKK6/28

do not attempt

the Hong Kong authorities certainly

this.

The

answer

in effect: "Sorry,

to

but

the Indians is

to

deny therefore,

you

should

have read

the

small print.

"

/

pan

this

си

the

3. Befere

to the BOT. I

should be grateful to have

proposals me

the timing

Indians.

on

might make and form of

In view

view of

I have seen from

to wonder

this

point.

whether

advantage in delaying

the

the

on

to

the

your views

reply recent telegzams

(on the textile tariff Delhi Į it

there

ам

occurs

world

to

me

be

any

unhelpful reply

Anne Stoddart Grade Policy

on

Policy Repartment 8/8

/Thank you

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