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The list of 100 items subject to restriction in 1 would be reduced to 40 items by Autumn 1971. items had been liberalised this year, including whisky. 20 more were to be liberalised at an earl
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date./further 20 items would include confectioner by September this year.
Turning to the bilateral trade talks, Japan had indicated her wish to abolish the voluntary export controls which had been maintained in force and also to gain the abolition of the safeguard
protocol. The British had requested reductions in
certain tariffs and had pressed for
accelerated liberalisation for certain items.
Voluntary export controls still applied to 40 россту
textile items and 4 other items. The British
desiderata had included the abolition or reduction
the Japanese tariff on whisky and the specific dut, on wool textiles, the liberalisation of confectio and the liberalisation of, or the establishment
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of a single quota for, leather and footwear. Japai was fully aware of the British request endorsed by
the Prime Minister last year for the reduction of the tariff on whisky: This was being given seriou consideration. As regards the specific duty on
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wool textiles, no conclusion had been reached.
were difficulties. The matter would be considered
further. As he had previously indicated, the impor of confectionery was to be liberalised by the end
September. Japan would find it very difficult to
liberalise leather and footwear since this affected
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