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TO PRIORITY UKREP DRUSSELS
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2056 OF 21 DECEMBER 1978
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FLEASE PASS TO J BECK (COMMISSION) THE FOLLOWING TEXT OF A LETTER
FROM CROMPTON, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY TO WISE, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON: BEGINS:
AS YOU KNOW, IMPORT LICENCING BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE ARE UNDERTAKING A REVIEW OF THE UK'S FIGURE FOR QUOTA UTILISATION OF
CATEGORY FIVE AT HONG KONG'S REQUEST. THIS REVIEW IS MEARING
COMPLETION AND IT SEEMS LIKELY, IN SPITE OF SOME INCREASED ALLOCATION AS A RESULT OF THE REVIEW, THAT APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT
LICENCES STILL OUTSTANDING WILL QUANTITATIVELY EXCEED THE BALANCE
REMAINING. IN THIS EVENT THE UK WILL BE SUSPENDING IMPORT
LICENCING BEYOND AMOUNTS FALLING WITHIN THE BALANCE AND IN ACCORDANCE
WITH PROTOCOL A, ARTICLE 7 OF THE AGREEMENT.
IMPORT LICENCING BRANCH HAVE BEEN, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE, ÎN REGULAR CONTACT WITH PATRICK LAU AND WILL KEEP HIM INFORMED OF THE
DETAILS OF THE CASE. WE HAVE ALSO INFORMED THE COMMISSION OF THE SITUATION. ENDS.
2. AS THE LETTER MAKES CLEAR, THE DEPARTMENTS OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY ARE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH HKGO ABOUT THIS OVER UTILISATION.
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COPIES TO MR CROMPTON
MR KELLARD
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MR WEBSTER
MR GREENWOOD G DIV
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