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PRIORITY HONG KONG
TOP COPY HI
TO PORSION AND COPPONWEALT
PRIORITY HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. M 623 TO BRUSTELS 17 DECEMBER 1968
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ADDRESSED BRUSSELS AS PYTEL NO. 8623 OF 17TH DECEMPER
FOR DODGE. COTTON TEXTILES TO THE BENELUX:
OF THIRD COUNTRY IMPORTS.
DELIBERALISATION
BENELUX
VAN DER STEENHOVEN CALLED TODAY TO DISCUSS DRAFT NOTE THEY ARE PROPOSING TO SEND US REGARDING DELIBERALISATION,
¡YPORTERS WILL HAVE TO PRODUCE COPY OF HONG KONG EXPORT LICENCE
CHIDORSED AGAINST QUOTA TO GET IMPORT LICENCE BUT IT APPEARS
THAT DENELUX AUTHORITIES STILL DESIRE TO HAVE COPIES OF ACTUAL.
LICENCES 'SENT THROUGH YOU CLAST PATCH RESTING WITH SAVINGRAM
2890.
2. VE WELCOMED SARLY ACTION BUT EXPLAINED THAT LICENCE FORMS FRISTED IN AUDIT NUMBERED SETS OF FOUR AND WE NEEDED TWO COPIES FOR MASTER AND EXCHANGE CONTROL RESPECTIVELY. SHIPPER NEEDED
ORIGINAL TO SUPPORT CARGO MANIFEST. QUADRUPLICATE AVAILABLE
EITHER FOR KOOPS OR IMPORTER. ALL OTHER AGREEMENTS CPERATED
ON THIS BAS13. STEENHOVEN WILL SEEK FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS,
3, PLEASE EXPLAIN TO KOOPS THAT NECESSARY DETAILS ARE ALREADY SHOWN ON SUPPORTING CHECK LIST NOW BEING FORWARDED WITH COPLES OF LICENCES. UNDER OTHER AGREEMENTS CINCLUDING THE GERMAN)
WE ARE NOT EVEN REQUIRED TO FURNISH THE CUBOK LIST. THEY ACT ON THE IMPORTERS' COPIES OF LICENCES AND OUR FORTNIGHTLY
SHIPMENT RETURNS.
PLEASE ENPHASISE THAT ALL COPIES OF LICENCES FORWARDED TO THEM HAVE BEEN DERITED PO QUOTA AND PRESENT PROBLEM WOULD BE OVERCOME BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF SIMILAR PROCEDURES AS FOR
CERMAIS AND OTHERS. IF THEY INSISTED WE COULD OF COURSE CON-
TINUE TO SUPPLY EQUIVALENT TO THE PRESENT CHECK LIST IN ADDIT-
ION TO FORTNIGHTLY RETURNS.
THERE WOULD STILL BE PROBLEM OF GOODS IN TRANSIT FOR WHICH COPIES OF LICENCES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT TO KOOPS THROUGH
IT WOULD BE SIMPLEST IN SUCH CASES FOR KOODS TO RETUPY THE
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