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5. WHERE THE AIDE MEMOIRE CONTAINS A REQUEST FOR CO-OPERATION IT ASKS FOR A REPLY TO BE RECEIVED BY 31 DECEMBER 1971. THIS IS NECESSARY IF WE ARE TO KNOW THE BASIS ON WHICH IMPORT LICENCES ARE TO BE ISSUED FOR GOODS SHIPPED FROM THE BEGINING OF 1972. IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE THE NECESSARY ASSURANCES THAT EXPORTS FROM INDIA, HONG KONG AND UNDER THE COUNTRY QUOTAS WILL BE COVERED BY EXPORT LICENCES ISSUED WITHIN THE QUOTA LIMITS WE SHALL HAVE TO ADMINISTER THE LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS OURSELVES. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, HOWEVER, WE WOULD STILL INTEND TO ISSUE THESE LICENCES ON A COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY BASIS, UP TO THE LEVEL OF THE COUNTRY QUOTA FOR THE COUNTRY CONCERNED IE WE WOULD NOT QUOTE GLOBALISE UNQUOTE THE LICENCES FOR THE NON-COMPLYING COUNTRIES. WE HOPE HOWEVER THAT MOST COUNTRIES WILL SEE THE ADVANTAGE OF KEEPING THE ADMINISTRATION OF COUNTRY QUOTAS IN THEIR OWN HANDS.
6. AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE CONFIRMATION CF A COUNTRY'S AGREEMENT TO ADMINISTER QUOTAS, A LIST OF COUNTRY QUOTAS AVAILABLE TO IT WILL BE SENT TO YOU. THESE QUOTAS WILL BE SET AT LEVELS 1% HIGHER THAN THE QUOTAS APPLYING FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS OF 1971 BUT IT WILL NOT BE PERMISSIBLE TO USE THESE QUCTAS TO COVER ANTICIPATORY SHIPMENTS MADE BEFORE THE END OF 1971. WE HAVE ALREADY TOLD COUNTRIES THAT ALL SHIPMENTS IN 1971 MUST BE WITHIN THE 1971 QUOTAS.
7. IMPORTS FROM GLOBAL QUOTA COUNTRIES WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED IF THEY ARE COVERED BY THE GLOBAL IMPORT LICENCES ISSUED TO BRITISH IMPORTERS, IMPORTS WHICH ARE NOT COVERED EITHER BY AN IMPORT LICENCE ISSUED AGAINST A COUNTRY QUOTA EXPORT CERTIFICATE OR BY A GLOBAL IMPORT LICENCE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION HOWEVER, WE ENVISAGE POSSIBLY HAVING TO LICENSE EXCEPTIONALLY SHIPMENTS MADE IN PURSUANCE OF IRREVOCABLE CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY BRITISH IMPORTERS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT PROVIDED THAT THERE ARE INESCAPABLE REASONS WHY THEY CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED EITHER WITHIN THE COUNTRY OR GLOBAL QUOTAS.
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