CONFIDENT IAL
CYPHER/CAT A
ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NO 561
TO H C SINGAPORE
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25 JULY 1969 [MCC 13/10)
CONFIDENTIAL.
NEUTRAL.
ADDRESSED TO H C SINGAPORE TELEGRAM NO 561 OF 26JULY
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO KUALA LUMPUR.
MY TEL NO 549: COTTON TEXTILES.
IN FURTHER EXPLANATION OF LAST SENTENCE, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE ASSURANCE ABOUT DUTY DRAW-BACK RELATES ONLY TO GREY CLOTH IMPORTED FOR FINISHING, 1.E. BLEACHING, DYEING AND/OR PRINTING. SUCH CLOTH IS ADMISSIBLE UNDER SPECIAL CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
ACT PROVISIONS WHICH OPERATE PROVIDED ONLY THAT THE CLOTH DOES
NOT CHANGE ITS FORM OR CHARACTER, AND IT HAS BEEN LONG STANDING
PRACTICE TO REGARD FINISHING OPERATIONS MENTIONED ABOVE AS
CONSISTENT WITH THIS CONDITION. IF FURTHER ADDITIONAL PROCESSING
MERE TO BE DONE IN U.K., E.G. CUTTING AND MAKING UP, OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS WOULD APPLY IF THERE WERE TO BE A REQUEST BY U.K.
IMPORTERS FOR DRAWBACK OF IMPORT DUTY. NO GENERAL ASSURANCE CAN
BE GIVEN OF ATTITUDES IN THIS EVENT, CASES BEING CONSIDERED ON MERITS.
STEWART
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION COMMODITIES D.
LAST
PLF
73
MAI
RCF.
CONFIDENTI AL
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51 28 JUL 1969
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