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1 SEPTEMBER 1967
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CREDA 95 OF 1/9/69
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OUR CREDA 52 ( OF 29 AUGUST)
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SINGAPORE / CANADA RESTRAINT AGREEMENT
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12 SEP 1969
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INFORMAL CONVERSATION WITH COM OF TRADE DIVISION, LATTER REVEALED THAT CANADIANS OFFERED SINGAPOREANS A CHOICE BETWEEN ACCEPTING AN ANNUAL DEDUCTION FOR YEAR 1968-79 ON PRESENT RESTRAINT LEVEL OR ACCEPTING LOWER RESTRAINT LEVEL. SINGAPORE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE RESTRAINT LEVEL BASED ON 1967 IMPORTS INTO CANADA OF THE TWO ITEMS IN QUESTION. CANADIANS REFUSED ON GROUNDS OF GREATLY INCREASED IMPORTS FOR FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1968. ACCORDING TO SINGAPORE AUTHORITIES THESE OVERSHIPMENTS CAME FROM NEWLY ESTABLISHED FIRMS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE HAY