IMMEDIATE
CYPHER CAT/A
FM HONG KONG 309650Z
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[NEUTRAL]
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REGISTRY No. 51
- 5 JUL 1971
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TO IMMEDIATE AMBASSADOR BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE) TELEGRAM NO. 16 OF. 30 JUNE INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FOR SELLERS) AND UKMIS GENEVA (FOR PEARSON),
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TO HELP US REPLY TO NUMEROUS URGENT ENQUIRIES ON OPERATION OF EEC PREFERENCES SCHEME NOW BEING RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG EXPORTERS, PLEASE PROVIDE ANSWERS, BY RETURN IF POSSIBLE, TO FOLLOWING
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS:
(A) DOES THE SCHEME COMMENCE OFFICIALLY 1 JULY, 19717
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(B) IS ORIGIN DOCUMENT HEADED GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES, CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN (COMBINED DECLARATION AND CERTIFICATE) FORM
A'', THE SOLE ACCEPTABLE CLAIM TO PREFERENCE UNDER THE SCHEME?
(C) WOULD STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF HONG KONG ORIGIN BE ACCEPTABLE. INSTEAD OF (B) AT LEAST INITIALLY?
2. IN VIEW OF DESIRABILITY OF MAINTAINING ACCURATE RECORDS OF
HONG KONG EXPORTS, WE PROPOSE TO ISSUE ORIGIN DOCUMENTS UNDER
D.C. AND 1. ENDORSEMENT ONLY.
3. GRATEFUL FOR FULLEST DETAILS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF EECTM
INTENTIONS ON THESE POINTS AND ANY OTHERS WHERE THE FINAL
PROVISIONS ADOPTED DIFFER FROM THE INTENTIONS SET OUT IN COMMISSION
PAPER COM(71)613 OF 26 MAY.
NORMAN-WALKER
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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