PRIORITY
CYPHER/CAT A.
Gry
sent & Akoo
M2012
CONFIDENTIAL
75
FROM BANGKOK 1907002
CONFIDENTIAL
FOLLOWING FOR GOVERNOR HONGKONG PRIORITY TELNO 15 OF 19 FEB.
(FCO PSE PASS)
[NEUTRAL]
FROM TSAO FOR D.C. AND 1. ECAFE COMMITTEE ON TRADE:
ITEM 6
GENERALISED PREFERENCE.
DISCUSSIONS ON GPS TOOK PLACE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. INTERVENTIONS WERE GENERALLY BRIEF AND LOW-KEYED, WITH COMMENTS CENTRED LARGELY ON COVERAGE, BENEFICIARY STATUS WAS ONLY MNTIONED IN PASSING IN THE CONTEXT
OF SELF-ELECTIVE PRINCIPLE. HONG KONG DID NOT SPEAK.
2. EEC (SCHOFFER) MADE A BRIEF STATEMENT THAT THE EEC OFFERS CONTAINED NO (REPEAT NO) EXCEPTIONS IN RESPECT OF MANUFACTURES
AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES. HE TWICE ALLUDED TO THE INCLUSION OF
TEXTILES IN THE EEC SCHEME. TALKING TO ME IN THE CORRIDOR
EARLIER HOWEVER, SCHOFFER HAD MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE WAS AWARE THAT IN THE CASE OF HONG KONG, TEXTILES AND SHOES WOULD NOT (REPEAT NOT) BE INCLUDED. HE DID NOT SAY HOW HONG KONG'S COMPETITORS WOULD BE TREATED,
3.
REFERENCE PARAGRPH 3 OF A.E.'S QUOTE CORRIDOR BRIEF UNQUOTE, TAIWAN DELEGATE K.S. SHEU (DIRECTOR, FIRST DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF FOREIGN TRADE) SAID THE EEC HAD NOT INDICATED OFFICIALLY OR OTHERWISE ITS ACCEPTANCE OF TAIWAN AS A BENEFICIARY.
DE LA MARE
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED)
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
COMMODITIES D
HONG KONG D
TPD
: CONFIDENTIAL
RICEVO IN REGISTRY No. 51 2811971
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