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In the light of the above, and, as the Hong Kong Government believe that their arrangements to certify the origin of Hong Kong products provide fully adequate safeguards against the possibility of imports from other countries entering Italy as of Hong Kong origin, the Hong Kong Government would ask the Italian Authorities to dispense with the requirement for consular endorsements on certificates of origin issued in Hong Kong. They would also wish, in this connection, to refer to the discussion of this matter at the meeting of the CATT Committee on Trade in Industrial Products in Genova on 19th-26th March, 1969, when a similar request to the above was made by the United Kingdom representative, and the Italian representative replied that he would raport the discussion to his Authorities.
Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy avail themselves of this opportunity to ronew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the assurance of their highest consideration.
Britich Embassy
ROME
3 October, 1959