110
Other base metal
15
1967
1966
Metal manufa
243
133
Clothing
10
Tungsten
82
48
Manganeso
Ch
Molybdenum
21
TOTAL
2077
3,031
U.S.S.R.
50.1
15.0
Hungary
615
E. Germany 10.0
Czechobakia. 23.0 Poland Roumania 11.9 126 13.4 9.0 13.4 13.2 0.8 11.5
20.2
27.2
15.7
12.7
196
Bulgaria
7.0
63
6.0
Albania
N.A. 0.03
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Yugoslavia
17,1 14.1
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U.K. JANUARY EXPORTS TO CHINA 1966-67 COMPARED
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IM
114
Machinery, non-electric
Wool tops
Wool nat
36
Machine took Mining machinery
#18
Man made bres
& compon
acliory, electric
Dycling &
Metal moulde
Telecommunications Measuring & scientific
127 150
174
$4
122
Transport equipment
93
39
17
619
Motor cars & parta Lorries & dump trucks Aeroplano parta
21
21
58
13
10
Sete
Iridium Copper
119 75
& control Instruments
Optical & photographic
TOTAL
2,648 2001
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China's Exports to the Middle East
The steady increase continums, and even the incomplete figures for trade with China now available, Indicate that
her trade position in the area de lan-
proving by comparison with certain Comecon countras Daly Czechoslo- vakia and the USSR. of that group now sell more to the Middle East,
though Yugoslav exports are almost comparable. It will be necessity to havO precise figures for exports to Kuwait to complete the analysis up to 1964.
Exports to Middle East Compared
1964 1963 1964b 142 (168) (19,9) 40.2
- Exchading Kuwait
46.0
0.001 16.8
A Chinese Trade Fair was held in Kuwait in January, Products from China appear to be commanding in- creating interest. from some marchants. In particular, foodstuffs are competing with Australian and Continental supplies, and substantial quantities of icon and steel are Mid to have been imported from China.
Industry
Reports from Shanghai describe how the loss of output arising from disorder in a wide range of industry during the
b Libya 1961-233.
Best ten days of the year has been more than made up by the end of the month. Items specifically mentioned in
has manufactured in three months a 2,000 KW packaged steam turbine.
The Tsingtao plaque plant bas succeeded in manufacturing nylon 1910 which is being used for exule machinery parts, machine gears and bearings.
Agriculture
Peking reports that China has over- fulfilled its grain purchasing pho for 1966-67 ahead of schedule, the year for this purpose being April 1st to March 31st. Quantities bought have mached 104.5% of the target. The present food gain situation is said to be better than in say of the four preceding years. The Northern provinces, despite their less favourable climatic conditions, have recorded specially big increases.
In the first ux weeks of the year. Shanghai despatched 110,000 tons of ammonium sulphate and urea to rural Four hundred elecine ploughs, tractors, pumps and engines have also been distributed. Five times as many electric ploughs will be avail- able in the province than last year.
this context were 7 hp. tractors, for SBTC Affairs
tilisers and plastics. The January targel for tractors was quoted as 400.
The Sun Electrical condenser plant which was built to a foreign design has recently made trichloro- benzene-filled condensers, a one million volt high tension standard capacitator and China's first impulse current generating set. The last named is of 400 KW seconds, 2,000,000 volts and 500,000 amps.
The Anshan Steel Works is now producing steel rails 25 metres long.
A Peking factory has made a first consignment of high precision digital voltmeter with five figure numbers.
(c) A Tienṣin plant is replacing im- ported grinding wheels with a local product incorporating roain and 1 graphite filler for giving a super fish.
The Shanghai No. 2 Machine tools plant has built a high procision 200 min spacing machine, with an electronic counter for use in the instrument mak... ing industry. It is accurata to within two millionths of a metre.
At the launching of M.S. Jinsha an March 1942, Mr. Ronng Wen-Chan performed the bunch ceremony on behalf of the owners. By kind invita. tion of the shipbuilders, the Doxford & Sunderland Shipbuilding & Engineer- ing Co. Ltd., Peter Marshall represented SBTC at the ceremony, and at the celebration dinner given by the Com- pany, where Mr. C. Stephenson of Dox- ford's was host.
anton Fair
Peter Marshall will attend the Spring Fair at Canton, arriving on April 13th.
SBTC Scotland
Norman Webb, Secretary-General of SRTC, will visit Scotland for a belef fxmilanceation tour during the next few weeks. He will have discussions on China trade with Hamish Grant, Scot- tish Secretary of the CBI, representing SBTC in Scotland, and with Assistant-
The Tsingtao Steam Turbine plant Secretary Charles Granl
Sino-British Trade Review
PUBLICATIONS
For companies that have trade in the Far East and for those who do not, but want to know about the possibilities, the Far Eastern Economie Review 1967 Yearbook provides a comprehensive and extremely well presented survey of the main economic problems of the region and the current situation of major industries and commodities, and a review country by country of the events of 1966 and the prospects for 1967. It is compiled by the same well informed staff and correspondents who contribute to the Far Eastern Economic Review so that uniformity and con- tinuity is to be found in the record of economic, political and social develop- ments of the various countries in the region.
The Regional Survey occupies two thirds of the book and covers 26 countries. With the exception of a few of the very small ones each country is dealt with under nine headings-Politics,
Foreign Relations, Social Affairs, Economy, Finance, Trade, Agriculture, Industry and Transport. It is natural that one of the largest chapters should be devoted to China, and this in tum tends to be dominated by the Cultural Revolution, the progress and develop- ment of which is described sensibly and without any hasty conclusions being drawn.
For those engaged in trade with China the lack of reliable statistics and other information is always a handicap and for this reason the chapters on the Economy, Trade, Industry and Trans- port will be invaluable since the Far Eastern Economic Review manages to assemble what is available into a co- herent and credible whole which is unavailable elsewhere.
Chinese survey of Tan-Zam rail link The Chinese survey of the Tanzania- Zambia rail link has now been put before the president. The survey covers
the 300 mile stretch from Kidatu, a rail- head 170 miles south of Dar-Es-Salaam, to Dodoma on the Zambian border. A similar survey has already been sub- mitted by British experts. The Chinese government is to assist Tanzania in the construction of a £5 million deat Kidunda on the Ruvu River, whiWill incorporate a hydro-electric generating plant as well as provide storage for irri- gation purposes. Chinese experts are at present completing a survey of the Ruvu River scheme following similar surveys undertaken by French and FAO missions in the past.
Rabbit Meat
In reply to a recent question in the House of Commons regarding imports of rabbit meat it was stated inter alia that total imports from all countries for the last three years have been £164,023, £160,959 and £211,243, and that im- ports from China were £28,177, £33,950 and £67,725.
DAM.
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President and
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I send you herewith minutes of
yesterday's meeting.
As regards Item V, I understand from Hr. Thorneloe, Director of the B.A.E.C. that they support the idea of a series of visits by lluang Wen-chun and his staff during this year and that he is working on the project.
Yours sincerely,
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"inutes of the twenty-second noeting of the Executive Council held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday the 4th April 1957 at the offices of Intheson & Co., Ltd., 3 Lombard Street, London E.C.3.
Present
Tr. John Kesvick, C.M.G.
ir. J.F. Erailey
r. J. Eroreton
Ir. H.J. Collar, C.B.E.
Kr. E. Hodgkin
Kr. A.E. Karker
Mr. W.H. McNeill, C.B.E.
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Mr. B. MacTavish
Mr. R. Reid-Adam, C.B.E.
Mr. J.A. Stafford
Fr. K.S. Stebbing
Fr. E.S. Taylor
Nr. N.V. Waite
Mr. H.B.
Williams on
Secretariat
Hr. N.F. Webb
Mr. P.S.
Marshall
President of the Sino-Britishı Trade Council and Chairman
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Apologies for Absence
Apologies for absence were received from Messrs Bibby, Gilbert, Moss, Seward and Bullard,
Item I
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Nembors of the Council
The President welcomed Mr. W.H. McNeill, newly joined menber of the Council.
He also welcomed ir. I.J. Collar, whose position as Secretary of the China Association had been assumed by Mr. H.B. Williamson, as a full member of the Council, and said how glad he was that we were to continue to have the benefit of Mr. Collar's experience over many years.
Item II - Minutes
The minutes of the twenty-first meeting of the Executive Council held on the 3rd January 1967 were agrood and signed,
Item III
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General Situation and Canton Fair
The President said that he was not happy with the present situation as he felt that Britain was not doing very woll, though evon this was not quite clear. Day to day business seemed to be standing up all right, but he was worried about the activities of
He referred to our competitors, particularly the West Germans. the political influences of Vietnam and the Kosygin visit and the unpopularity of Mr. Wilson with the Chinese, On the other hand it was clear that the cultural revolution was not over yet. This
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had not interfered with foreign trade as much as it might have done but might account for the lack of news of any visiting missions to this country or indeed to Europe.
ir. Heleill, who had recently returned from China, reported hat his party had not been able to renew contacts in the Corporations which had been made previously, and their negotiations were made with a new set of people. It had been difficult to get them to talk business since most of the time the delegates wore subjected to criticism and propaganda. Tlicy
They were very critical of the British attitude to Kosycin, but the Dutch dologate bore the brunt of the attack on account of the recent shooting incident in an R.I.L, ship in Australia. The Danes had apparently done well in their exhibition, particularly Burmeister and Vain, but the Swedish were very unpopular over the cancellation of thoir exhibition.
So far as shipping was concerned a new system of berthing and turn around had been set up last September for the liner shipping but the revolution had prevented this working properly. The port of Tsingtao shows impressive development. Another Japanese line is being admitted to Chinese ports for loading for Europe provided that they undercut the ratos.
The President referred to the Canton Fair which was now to bo r be called the Kwangchov Fair, and said that . Marshall would be attending - It was thought that quite a lot of British businessmen would be going and that the Chinese might be trying to make this
record fair in order to domonstrate the success of the revolution.
The President said that he himself had obtained a visa for Canton and would probably attend the opening of the Fair IIe said that ho had had a message from Theo Peters to the effect that Hou Tung was asking the heads of the Corporations whether they would like to see Mr. Keswick in Peking, but as they were wider criticism for following the capitalist path he did not know whether they would want to see a capitalist from the West. He did not want to go to Peking on this occasion but would do so if invited, but he thought this unlikely.
Item IV
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Technical Journal
The President said that he was very keen to go ahead with this project and it had the support of the Board of Trado, Foreign Office and of Theo Poters. There was no question of a direct grant from the Board of Trade and the subsidy would have to be covered by S.B.T.C. itself through its normal budgetting procedure with E.N.E.C. A new and complete dumy in English was being prepared and he would take an early opportunity to put it up to the Chinese, possibly in Canton. He had mentioned it to Kuang Wen-chun at lunch the previous day and his reactions had not been unfavourable.
Mr. Bramley said that once the project was launched it was very desirable that it should not be allowed to become stereotyped, and suggested that each issue should have some special features.
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Itom V - Agricultural Exhibition Pronosal
It was reported that Mr. Parshall was writing a paper on Agriculture in China which would serve as an introduction to the subject for those who might be interested in the exhibition proposal. He would ondoavour to highlight the areas of greatest potential for British exporters.
Koanwhile roasures were being taken to set up a programme of visits to shows and other agricultural undertakings this year for uang Wen-chan and his staff. This was being considered by the Finance and General Purpose Committee of the E.A.E.C. at their meeting on the 4th April.
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Ir. acTavish mentioned a report from Thao Peters to the effect that he had spoken to iou Tung about an agricultural and other exhibitions and the reply had been that they were very busy in 1967 but afterwards they would consider proposals
Iten VI
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The Secretary of B.N.E.C. had approached us with the idea of assuming responsibility for S.E.T.C. accounts in line with the other bodies financed by D.N.E.C. Our accounts are handled by C.P.I., but being made up quarterly are received by D.N.D.C. ruch later than the others. It has now been agreed however that C.E.I. will bill us monthly for the services they provide and monthly accounts will be kept by the Secretary Genoral, By this arrangement progress reports will be sent to .N.E.C. in line with their requirements, but S.D..C. will retain the independence which is deemed to be desirable.
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Other Business
(a) The President referred to the circular letter which had been sent to members of the Council by Miss .E. Brown who had been employed in the Secretariat. No described the circumstances leading to the decision to terminate Miss Brown's erployment and the arrangement to give her five wooks notice, though her entitlement was two wooks only. He said that the Working Committee had had a full discussion of the case at their meeting on the 31st l'arch and had come to the conclusion that there was no reason to alter the terms of the termination of employment. The Secretary General would write to Miss Brown accordingly.
(b) The President referred to the kind offer of ¡r. Brereton to hold the next meeting of the Council at Vickers Offices, which 'would be followed by lunch. This was accepted with many thanks.
It was agreed that the moeting, which will be on the 4th July, will start at 11.45 a.m.
SB Sino - British Trade
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President: Mr. John Keswick C.M.G.
The Amociation of Brickh Chamber of Commerce
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The London Chamber of Commerce
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Council Meeting on the 4th April ·
11 a.m.
Further to my circular letter of the 15th March, will you please let me know if you will be present at the meeting on Tuesday the 4th April. The agenda is as follows:
(1)
(2)
Introduction of Messrs McNeill and Collar.
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Confirmation of the minutes of the Council meeting
of the 3rd January 1967.
(3) Canton Fair and General Situation.
(4) Technical Journal.
(5)
Agricultural Exhibition Proposal.
(6) S.B.T.C. Accounts.
(7) Other Business.
Some of you will have received a letter dated the 13th March from Miss M.E. Brown who was employed as Assistant in the Secretariat until the 5th January of this year. Members can be assured that the full circumstances were taken into consideration when kiss Brown's employment was terminated and she was paid more than the entitlement under our rules. Should you wish to have further information please let me know. In any case the matter will be raised at the meeting under item 7.
Yours sincerely,
N.F. Yebb Secretary-General
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Thank you for your letter IT 3863 of 10 March.
2. We delivered our Note to the Kinistry of Foreign Trade on 23 March, in the form enclosed with my letter to you of 1 March and with the dates and enclosure which you provided. This givea than two clear weeks before the deadline. We will of course let you know promptly if they reply.
3. In the third paragraph of your letter under reference you ask us to draw the attention of the Chinese to recent instances in which they have not followed the neat import regulations. I do not think there is any point in our doing this unless you can provide us with full details of the consignments concerned, a.g. bill of lading nos., date of arrival etc. Their first reaction is bound to be a show of ignorance, and we can take the matter no further without these details. Ve shall therefore wait to hear further from you before acting in this matter.
I am copying this letter to Wilcock in the Foreign Office and Rogors in the Board of Trade.
(A. J. Hunter)
First Secretary (Commercial)
J.C. Tibbels, 48q.,
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
Whitehall Place,
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ECONONIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE USE OF ENMERCY RESOURCES E. COMUNIST CHINA - by YUAN-LI WU ¿ !!.C. LING
Published by PRAEGER, for the HOOVER Institution, London 1963. With a Supplement: containing full lists of principal thermal and hydroelectric power plants and coal mines (on order).
Hain reasons for writing the book, according to Dr. U, were to study in detail, a sector of the economy which is and will be a rain factor in future industrialisation, and to examine the application of planned development in a single sector of the econory.
The supplement (now on order), in addition to lists of plants, contains projections for future devolop- rents in the power-generating field, based on data which he claims give sufficient indication of planning trends for development of energy resources since 1958.
Chapters are:
Electric Power Industry 1949-60
Coal Mining
Supply of demand for electric power & coal
Use of power resources in national & regional development Petroleum Industry, etc.
203 pv. plus 5 maps, 29 pages of notes, & appendices containing statistics on Generating capacity & Power production 1949-50, & coal production 1935-60. Index. Supplement.
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THE STATUS OF SCIENCE & EDUCATION IN COMMUNIST CHINA, AND A COMPARISON WITH THE USER by SHII CILENG- CHIN. Union Research Inst. Hongkong. 1962.
An extremely informative source on projects originally commissioned under the revised "12 year plan for developing Science & Technology", originally due for completion by 1967. Outline subjects for research are given for the following sectors:
Chemistry, Physics, medicine, agricultural sciences, construction & machine-building.
A complete section on Academia Sinica gives details of organisation and personnel, research institutes etc, and the narrative goes some way towards building up a picture of the scientific organisations in transition from 1950 - 1960.
76 pp. cyclostyled, no index.
URBAN COMMUNE EXPERIMENTS IN COMMUNIST CILINA, by SHIH CHENG-CHDI, CHENG CHIl, Union Research Institute, longkong 1962.
A study of experiments to date in setting up urban communes centred on specific rines, factories, city wards etc., with some interesting notes on wage structure in industry, women in industry, organisation of different communes etc.
164 pp. appendix, no index.
REFERENCE & BILIOGRAPHY
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THE GOVERNMENT OF COMUNIST CHINA,- Coorge P. Jan (Ex) Chandler Publications in Political Science, San Francisco. 1966
A useful handbook.
Section Headings are:
Ideology, The Party, The Constitution, Legislative, Executive & Administrative Organs, Law & Justice, Economic Development, Communes, Thought Reform, Military Forces, Foreign Relations.
Excellent bibliography.
676 pp. plus appendices, bibliography & index.
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23rd March, 1967.
I have just received a letter from Thee Peters in Peking in which he describes his first meeting with Bo Tung sings he arrived baek in Peking from his recent spell of leave in the U.K,
After a general discussion on Bino-dritish trade prospects for 1967, during which To Tang said that the cultural revolution Wa now turning to great efforts to increase Chinese production, and that he hoped therefore that Sino-british trade for 1967 sould, in 1966, again be a record year, the discussion turned to your impending visit to China. On this Peters reports as follows;-
"There ma then some dismission about Mr. Keswick's movementa and those of Kr. Marshall. Ho Tung said that although KP. Keswick bed only mentioned a visit to the Canton Pain in his reces letter to hẳn he knew from previous letters that är, Keswick was most anxious to visit Peking. Ho Tung himself had therefore decided to ask the import/export corporation managers if they would be prepared to mest är. Keswick here in joking in April. With great frankness No Tung ssia that the poor car- poration managera vara at present being actively and violently criticised as having followed a capitalist path, Me aid not therefore know if they would be prepared to give interviews to 'one of the leading capitalisis from a western country'. He implied that he thought they ought to meet Kr. Xoswick and that he himself was very interested in learning the remits of his enquiry."
Pinally řetere and No Tung talked about plans for exhibitions in China. Peters said that we had no plans for any exhibitions this
which do Tung said was a good idea becomes everyone was so busy. ile hoped that we should have firm proposals for exhibitions any time after 1967", and noted that in this connection ve haped so have proposals for another scientific instruments exhibition and also for an agricultural exhibition.
I am sending a copy of this letter to Bolland in the Foreign office.
J. Keswick, Beq.,
Katheson à Co. Ltd.,
3, Lombard Street,
London, 2. c. 3.
(3. Masfavish)
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Dear
21 Tothill Street, London 5.W.1 Whitehall 6711
15th March, 1967
Provisional figures for Fobruary are as follows:-
(2000's)
Imports from China
Exports to China
Fed.
Jan/Feb 1967
Jan/Feb 1966
2,791
5.955
7,095
1,914
4,562
4,469
4,705
10,517
11,564
May I remind you that the next Council meeting will bo on Tuesday 4th April at 11 a.u, at the offices of atheson & Co., Ltd., The Agenda will be advised later.
Yours sincerely,
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This is a mystery.
Thank you for your letter of 21st February about the Financial Times article of 14th February and the reference to two contracts. The article vis wyparently vri ten by Dick Wilson and Norman Webb has already naked sim hat the contracts are Either Wilson does not know, or if he does is keeping quiet for some reason or other. Alteratively, dornan thinks he may te flying a kite. I do not know Dick Wilson myself but I cannot see what purpose this would serve. The Pinnacula fines itself denier any knowledge of the contracta, so i am nômaid that we are unable to help you. our eles open and will let you know if anything turns up.
Anyway we will keep
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General:
Record of a meeting with Huang Wen chun
arch 1st, 1967
The outside of the offices is now shrouded in scaffolding and it looks as though the building is being repainted. Huang Wen-chun told the doorman to call Li Wen-chun as we entered the front room for our talk. The general atmosphere was jocular and at times punctuated with roars of laughter and slapping of thighs. Everybody appeared very much at
ease,
Topics discussed:
Ifuang said he had been disappointed that I had been unable
The to join his party on board M.S. Dunhuang yesterday. Chinese themselves only knew late on Thursday that she would be ready for handing over on Monday, February 28th. However, she still had not left dock, as minor adjustments and replacements were still being made as a result of the Sea Trials the vessel underwent last week. I explained the circumstances which made it impossible for me to attend the handing over, i.e: that Doxfords failed to inform us of the date and time of the ceremony, despite repeated telephone calls, and informed us on Monday morning only after we had telephoned then, that I should be in Sunderland at 3 p.. that day. The only airline operating a service to Newcastle, the access point to Sunderland, had only two flights a day and the morning flight had already left. S.B.T.C. was particularly disappointed because we had a Guest Book which we had intended to present to the ship for use on it's voyages around the world. Iluang seened rather pleased that we had prepared a present, and suggested we should send it to the Captain, c/o the Agents, Hessrs. Lambert Bros. at Sunderland, as the ship was not due to leave for some days yet. I said we had a second book which we intended to present to her sister ship, the Jinsia, hoped it would be possible for me to attend the launching in order to make a formal presentation.
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Huang said the launching was due on March 14th. He had just heard that the prelaunching stage was proceeding according to schedule and for his part he was quite happy that I should be present. Howover, I should have to make ry own arrangements with Doxfords, since the shipbuilders traditionally are the hosts at a launching. I promised to make the arrangements and felt fairly confident that Doxfords would agree to my presence, if only to make good the faux pas they had committed over the Dunkmang.
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Huang said that they had recently received a small payment from USO Sewing Machines Ltd,, in respect of the debt owed to the Chinese Corporation. This may have been due to our efforts on his behalf following his complaint to us in January. However, the payment was very small and of an original debt of £9,200, £7,770 was still outstanding:. would be grateful for anything we could do to bring about a satisfactory agreement with the company to pay this debt He asked me what in suitable amounts at agreed intervals. was the normal proceedure in British Courts in cases where debts of this nature were left unpaid. I told him I believed a court would first convince itself of the facts leading to the indebtedness and would then hear evidence about the company's ability to pay, after which it would issuo a judgement, possibly stipulating the payment of agreed amounts at suitable intervals. We both agreed that there was always a risk of a small company running into difficulties, this case largly due to increased competition frou sales of imported Japanese nachines, leading to a reduction in sales and so to inability to pay the manufacturer. We agreed also that this was not a large su: and that by far the best solution would be to persuade the company to pay it off as quickly as possible. Huang was relying on us to use our influence to bring this about.
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Huang said that during a recent visit to the oard of Trade Ir. hclavish lud raised sore problems connected with the visit
r. Keswick of r. Jay of Vickers-Zimmer Ltd., to China.
He wished me to also had spoken to him about the matter. tell them that r. Jay had received his visa to travel to China for discussions, and he should be in a position to obtain answers to his questions. He had not waited very long for an entry visa and Huang was rather surprised that he should have become anxious.
I said we had received approaches from three organizations vho wished to invite him and his colleagues to visit certain enterprises, they wore: a proposal that he should rake a Lour of Research Institutes and faris, livestock breeders and manufacturers of agricultural equipment.
The second proposal was for a short tour of Northern Ireland, and thirdly a well known manufacturer of electronics equipment in Lancashire would shortly invite then to visit his factory. Was he generally agreeable to making further tours with no possibly one in arch leaving the agricultural and orthern Ireland tours for May or June, after my return from China? He was interested but would like to have more specific details of what was envisaged. I promised that he whould have these, together with formal invitations in the near future.
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Kuang referred to a letter from Rose-Torris Ltd., copied to S.D.T.C. in which reference vas unde to a resolution said to have been passed at a meeting of Education Officers recently. The purpose of the resolution according to that company, would be to prohibit use in schools of musical instruments of Chinese
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existed. l'e hoped we would use our connections to resist any such proposal if made, since discriminatory measures of this sort could have an adverse effect on Eino-"ritish Trade, Trade at present was on the increase, I probably would have heard that many companies were receiving orders and enquiries,- and there were hopes that 1967 could be a good year for trade. However, any additional mensures having the effect of limiting anı established market such as China was winnning for musical instruments could have grave effects on prospects for future trade. I agreed to find out the true position.
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I asked Huang if there were signs that Chinese Trade Missions would resume their visits to Britain in the foreseeable future. He had no news of any important mission planned for the next two months, but pointed out that Chinese Missions to Europe in recent times, were usually sent around the middle of the year, and his personal opinion was that this pattern would be adhered to. I welcomed this news, and wondered if it was inappropriate that we should also consider the possibility of organising a mission or missions to go from this country. asked me which particular sectors of industry I had in mind, I was forced to say that we had no concrete plans but it would see that China might be interested to receive companies representing the plastics industry for example, the machine tools and transport industries. He seemed mildly interested and said that he would of course pass on any concrete proposals to the appropriate organisation in China, and they no doubt would accept or refuse a proposed visit in the light of China's requirozonts and planing needs.
I passed him an invitation to lunch informally with oran Webb and Lyself on arch 14th. Miere was no need to give
Le a reply right away and I should in any case sond hit a written invitation within the next day or so,
Kuang recalled that I had said in the past that I welcomed all the work they cared to give ne in promoting Sino-British: trade.
He could think of three particular fields in which I should use my utmost efforts One was embargoes, secondly Quota s
3 and thirdly the British Press, which continued to vilify the Chinese Leaders and current political campaigns in China. I pointed out onco again that the press in "ritain is a law tuito itself and short of writing as much each day as appeared from the pens of those pressen, one would be hard put to it to achieve a suitable offect in support of a different view point. To wore of course continuing to speak to audiences all over the country, indeed, I addressed the pupils at a High School in Laida Vale only yosterday. This possibly in the long rum provided the best method for increasing peoples' background) knowledge and understanding of conditions in the nov China,
Kuang had mentioned his meeting with r. Taclavish to discuss Quotes. I drew his attention to a paragraph in the nov Notice to I:porters stating that priority would be Liven to importers seolting licences for import of Chinese goods direct from China. This was a new provision, and could well have
had its origin in the case put forward by Ir. Finner of Import Developments Ltd, who had complained to S...c. that some importers purchasing goods of Chinese origin through Hong Kong; were taking part of the quota from firry like his which had helped to build up the market in Britain for goods of that type. S.D.T.C. had taken up the point with officials of the Board of Trade and the outcome could be seen in this new provision in Notice to Importers, number 1182. Kuang appeared not to have taken note of that particular paragraph:, but my 1:pression is that he will now do so. The meeting lasted forty minutes.
E. Bolland, Esq. Foreign Office.
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BY DIPLOMATIC AIR BAG
CONFIDENTIAL
BOARD OF TRIDE, 1, Victoria Street, London, 8. W. 1.
3rd March, 1967.
As Bruce MacTavish has unexpectedly been caught up in some- thing else be has asked me to write about our meeting with Huang fan-chun on 21st February when we asked him to call for a dis- cussion about our import quota arrangements for 1967.
2. The attached note of the meeting follows pretty closely what was said but it does, nevertheless, require slight amplification. The line we took was what so far as we were concerned we regarded our trading relationship as quite normal, i,e. we were not allowing internal events in China to influence the attitude we attached to trade and we expected the relationship we had built up to contime. In fact the cultural revolution was not mentioned at all by either side and we were at pains to impress on Huang (and for him to ud- vise his authorities in Peking) that we hoped to see a steady and progressive increase in trade in both directions.
3. Huang was reasonably responsiye and the meeting was a great improvement on that with Mr./Meng-kau last year when you will recall he wouldn't put a finger on the quota lists let alone take them away.
We think we successfully got orar that so far as We were concerned business was as usuaĪ and I think he accepted this.
4. Pollowing the main reason for the meeting MacTavish asked Haang to do what he could about the visa for Jay of Vickers- Zinner. It looks as if this may have had some affect, Huang was very anxious to assure us that things were moving on this and we have just heard via Peter Marshall who saw Huang on 1st March), that Jay's visa has now been granted. This is encouraging because it did begin to look as if internal difficulties might have prevented a visit for some while.
5. I am enclosing with this letter two copies of the general X.T.1.(1182) and also that relating to textiles. You will see from the general commodity list that we have made a raimber of improvements and for your easy guidance these are as follows:-
Goode transferred to Annex ▲ for which liesnges zill be famed
on appliesfion to the fall Tale ftanstedı-
Artificial flowers, fruit and foliage Glassware (table)
Leather (mbject to type)
Soups (powdered or canned)
Wine
Pig offal not for human consumption (subject to the in-
portation of carcases and animal products order (1954)
T. Peters, Esq.,
British Muhasay,
PIKING.
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Goods sibisat to mota
Fruit: The canned apple quota increased to £8.000 but
within an overall quota of £100,000.
Pigmeat: Canned pigseat, including han, increased to
£330.000.
Vega- A new quota for dried vegetables 210.000. tables:
Bilk:
1. Apparel quota increased to £110,000 (and
excluding squares, soarves and headgear).
2.
A
Á new arrangement whereby squares and scarves to a value of £5,000 will be licensed within the £20,000 quota för silk samufacturers.
Chemicals, Cutlery,
Playing carda,
Musical instrument e
Pottery,
Beving machines,
increased to $500,000
£27,500 2132,000
£33,000
* £170,500 (£90,000 for
ornamental)
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7.
Toys and games,
Vacuum flaska,
£50,000
* £275,000
231,500
Let me know if you want further copies of the Notices.
I am sending a copy of this letter and enclosures to Bolland at the Foreign Office.
Hi the
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(A. K. Rogora)
Present:
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Kr. B. Kac"avish
Mr. A.K. Rogora
Kr. Huang Ten-chun
Kr. Li fen-Dun
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Board of Trade
Chinese Commercial ittache
Interpreter
Kr. Huang Wen-chun called at the Board of Trade on Tuesday, 21st February, 1967, at the request of kr. Kaoïevish, The purpose of the meeting was to give .r. Huang vivance notification of the quotas set for imports of Chinese goodia in 1967.
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thanad kr. Huang for coming and said that the Board of Prade vid sit continue the practice of giving the Chinese authorities Indvance details of the arrangements for imports into the United Kingdom of
trose Chinese commodities su.ject t licensing control. Mr. MacTavish than ran through the st of goods and indicated the main changes which had been cađe and which afforded the Chinese Trading Corporations opportunities for increasing their trade with the l'nited Kingdom.
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3. Mr. Huang said that China had always been opposed t. the quota systea operated by the British Governannt ast constituted a hindrance to the natural development of Sino-British trade. He continued in this voin at some length and expressed the hope that the British Government would
it tnim steps to change the method. He also alleged that Chine act no limitations on British exports to China but that British firms were unable to buy all they wanted from China and were also prevented from selling certain gop :3.
L. Mr. KacTavish thanked Mr. Huang for explaining again the Chinese attitude and amid that he would ensure that his remarks were made known to his Authorities. He thought it unnecessary to have a long discussion on our differing views which were already well known both in London and in Peking. He accepted that we were nut at the point to which the Chinese would like us to go in our trading relations, but we were nevertheleas travelling in the right direction and had made considerable progress last year and again this year. He hoped to maintain this progress. The United Kingdon was no
longer the main exporter to China song the ovuntries of estern Europe, and both jest German and French exports in 1966 were higher than ours. At the same time the United Kingdom reained China's biggest importer in
estern Europe. He hoped that we would rega.n our position as the biggest "est European exporter to China and that we would also auntinue to be the principal importer of Chinese goods. There were many opportunities to be grasped, to our mutual advantage. Trade had increased in both directiona
He asked that what in 1966 and we hoped to see a further rise in 1967.
he hid said in this oanneation should be brought to the attention of the authorities in Peking.
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Kr. Huang agreed that there had been an increase in Sino-British trade in 1966 and said that the increase in China's importa resulted from the further development of the Chinese national economy and also "the response to the call of Chairman Mao Tse-tung of grasping revolution and stimulating production". He then repeated China'a objcations to Pritish artificial barriers to trade, etc.
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6. Fr. Huang spoke in Chinese throughout and it was obvious that he was under instructions to play to usual gramophone record about barriers to trade, sto. He did so however in a more friendly manner than Kr. Li Veng-nou, thanked Nr. MacTavish for the information and accepted the draft lotios to Importers and the separate detaik relating to textiles. He undertook to inform his authorities in eking of the changes and of what Mr. KacTavish had said about H.M.G.'s hopes for increased trade in both directions in 1967.
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(A. K. R.gora)
Board of Trade
Commercial Relations and Exports
Department
2nd Karch, 1967
BOARD OF TRADE
IMPORT LICENSING BRANCH
NOTICE TO IMPORTERS NO.1178
Imports from China
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1967
Yarns and Fabrics of Cotton or Rayon
Other manufactures of Cotton, Linen and Man-made Fibres
Silk Fabrics
1.
The arrangements set out in Notice to Importers No.1134 for imports from China of the goods specified above will be continued for a further period.
2. The full coverage of these quotas for the year to 31st December 1967 will be as follows:-
A.
Yarns, threads and woven fabrics, wholly or mainly of cotton or rayon, or of mixtures of cotton and rayon, for home consumption:
B.
C.
Loom-state woven fabrics wholly or mainly of cotton or rayon, or of mixtures of cotton or rayon, for processing and subsequent re-export:
Mam factures of cotton, linen and man-made fibres,
other than
Yarns, threads and fabrics;
(b) Stockings, socks and footwear;
(c) Carpets, rugs, mats and other floor
coverings;
(d) Lace and lace net, and any article
containing lace or lace net;
Gloves;
handkerchiefs wholly or mainly of cotton;
Embroidered linen handkerchiefs and
(g) Towels wholly or mainly of cotton.
D.
Towels wholly or mainly of cotton:
E.
Not more than £60,600
Handkerchiefs wholly or mainly of cotton, but not containing lace or lace net:
Not more than £24,240
F.
Fabrics wholly or mainly of silk:
G.
Embroidered linen handkerchiefs
£151,500
See
paragraph 4
£222, 200
£650,000
see
paragraph 6
Quotas A, C, D. and E
3. Licences under quotas A, C, D, and E will be issued on application to traders who have held licences issued against the corresponding quota for 1966.
The one- per-cent addition to the quota levels is in line with the decision to raise 1967 corton quotas with all restricted countries by this proportion; however, because of the smallness of the additional amount it will not, in general, be possible to do more than round off some of the existing licences. It is regretted that no provision can be made for newcomers,
NTI 1178/1
Quota B
4.
Licences in respect of cotton and/or rayon fabrics intended for re-export under the Customs Processing Regulations will be issued on application to the full value requested,
Quota F
5. Licences under quota F will be issued on application to traders who have held licences issued against the corresponding quota under the terms of Notice to Importers No. 1134. Such previous licence holders will receive an initial allocation equal to approximately three-quarters of the value of their licence (or licences) for the last period, and may re-apply when orders have been placed for 90% or more of the value of the initial licence.
Applications may also be considered from traders who have not previously participated in this quota and who can establish a direct interest in importing silk fabrics,
Quota G
6.
Licences for embroidered linen handkerchiefs will be issued on application to the full value requested up to a limit of £3,000 for an initial application. Further application may be made when orders have been placed for 90% or more of the value of the initial licence.
7.
Applications for licences (separately for each quota) should be made on form ILB/A and be sent to the Board of Trade, Import Licensing Branch, 1, Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. Page 1 of the application form should be completed and page 2 left blank; on page 3 and copies, the applicant's name, full postal address and the country of origin and consignment (China) should be inserted.
8.
A further Notice, on the subject of other imports from China in 1967, will be issued very shortly.
Board of Trade, Import Licensing Branch, 1, Victoria Street, London, S.W.1.
(ILB. 573/G)
17th February, 1967
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BOARD OF TRADE
IMPORT LICENSING BRANCH
NOTICE TO IMPORTERS NO.1182
Imports from China 1967
Notice to Importers No.1163 gave preliminary information about the licensing arrangements for imports from China in 1967. Annex B to the present Notice lists all quotas so far established for the current year, excluding only those for certain cotton, linen and man-made fibre manufactures and silk fabrics which were covered by Notice No.1178.
2. There have been various increases over 1966 and a number of additions to the list of goods in Annex A, for which licences will be granted to the full value requested. Open Individual Licences will continue to be issued for eggs and egg products.
3. Applications for licences in respect of quota items will be considered on the basis of evidence of firm offers by the Chinese Export Corporations and subsequent acceptance by the applicant. Licences will not be issued in excess of quotas and as some of these are already approaching exhaustion. (particularly those marked with an asterisk), applicants are advised to ascertain whether a proportion of the quota can be reserved on their behalf before concluding contracts. Reservations will only be considered on the
basis of firm offers.
4.
Where
Priority will be given to traders importing direct from China. quotas are under pressure, licences or reservations relating to imports from Hong Kong or other third country can be considered only where the same evidence of firm offers, etc., from Chinese Export Corporations has been provided.
5. It should be noted that agricultural and food imports continue to be subject to the appropriate animal, public or plant health requirements (and qualitative restrictions in the case of seeds). Importers of pigmeat are advised to quote the name of the establishment from whom they propose to buy. A list of currently approved establishments can be furnished by the Import Licensing Branch if wanted.
Board of Trade,
Import Licensing Branch,
1, Victoria Street,
London, S.W.1.
ILB. 244/G
2nd March, 1967
NTI/1182/1
ANNEX A
GOODS FOR WHICH LICENCES WILL BE ISSUED ON APPLICATION
TO THE FULL VALUE REQUESTED
Apricot kernels and apricot flour (i.e., powdered flesh of the fruit). Artificial flowers, fruit and foliage.
Basketware (other than of cane, wicker or willow) and manufactures of
raffia and straw (including footwear entirely of raffia, straw,
rope or tvine.
Brushes of all kinds.
Buttons.
Cameras.
Carpets, hand knotted.
Chinese food specialists not elsewhere specified, including:
Bamboo shoots;
Chilli sauce;
Fried rice;
Gourmet powder;
Oyster sauce;
Noodles;
Rice sticks;
Soup powder;
Soya sauce;
Spiced bran dough;
Water chestnuts.
Embroidered linen handkerchiefs.
* Fancy goods, not being pottery, silk manufactures or toys.
Fruit; canned, bottled, frozen or dried, other than apples, cherries,
currants, gooseberries, grapefruit, loganberries, pears, plums, raspberries and strawberries.
Fruit juices, other than these derived from apples, blackcurrants,
grapefruit, oranges or pears.
Furniture.
Ginger, preserved.
Glassware, table.
* Hand tools.
Hardware (nuts, bolts, padlocks, etc.) but excluding steel woodscrews. Honey.
* Ivory manufactures and lacquerware not elsewhere specified.
Jewellery, including imitation jewellery.
* Leather (subject to type).
Leather goods, other than footwear and gloves.
Menthol crystals.
Millet.
Mirrors.
* Motor accessories, including sparking plugs.
Nuts in shell or shelled.
Pharmaceuticals.
Pig offal not for human consumption (subject to the Importation of
Carcases and Animal Products Order, 1954).
Prawns, frozen.
Rabbit, frozen and dead rabbits and rabbit meat.
Sea grass manufactures.
Scientific instruments.
Soups, powdered and canned.
Sports goods, other than cotton tents.
Stationery, other than pencils and crayons.
Tomatoes, canned or bottled.
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Vegetables dried, canned or frozen, other than those mentioned in Annex B. Tyres and tubes.
Vine.
Woodware, domestic.
* Precise description of goods should be given on application form.
NTI/1182/2
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QUOTAS FOR IMPORTS FROM CHINA DURING 1967
(Excluding textile manufactures covered by Notice to Importers No.1178)
ANNEX B
FOOD
Butter
Fish and shellfish:
(a) Packed in airtight containers
E'000
100 (see note
below)
25
(b) Other fish and shellfish, excluding frozen fish
10
(c) Caviare and other fish roes and fishpaste
Note: frozen prawns are on Annex A.
25
Fruit, the following:- apples, cherries, gooseberries,
logarberries, pears and plums:
(a) Canned or bottled, of which not more than £8,000
for apples and *£5,000 for plums
(b) Dried
100
25
(c) Frozen
(170 tons)
Fruit juices derived from apples, blackcurrants or pears
25 (£1000)
Meat and meat products, frozen or in airtight containers,
the following:
Poultry
* Canned pigmeat, including ham
150
330
Fully cooked pigs' liver and lungs for human consumption
60
Canned meat other than pigmeat
10
Milk processed, canned or dried
25
Vegetables, the following:- asparagus, green beans, beetroot,
broccoli or cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, carrots, celery, cucumber (other than gherkins), herbs, lettuce and endive, mushrooms, onions (dry bulb) and shallots, green peas, radishes, rhubarb, spinach and turnips:
(a) Canned or bottled
(b) Dried, (excluding herbs dried in bulk)
(c) Frozen
TEXTILES AND APPAREL
50
10
(200 tons)
25.25 ('000)
Cotton bath mats
Footwear (other than entirely of raffia, straw, twine or
rope)
110
Gloves of all kinds
150
Headgear (including hat bodies, hoods and shapes) not
made wholly or partly of wool or felt
655
NTI/1182/3
Silk apparel, other than gloves, stockings, socks, squares,
scarves and headgear
Silk manufactures, including squares and scarves for which not more than £5,000, but excluding other apparel, yarns and fabrics
Silk yarns (of which not more than £10,000 for thrown yarns)
Woollen knitwear other than gloves, stockings and socks
Woollen fabrics
OTHER COMMODITIES
Basketware of cans, wicker or willow
Chemicals (subject to type)
£'000
110
20
20
45
35
20
20
500
Clocks (of which not more than £20,000 for mechanical
alarm clocks)
50
Cutlery
27.5
Enamelware
10
Hurricane lamps
6
Musical instruments (subject to type)
132
Pencils and crayons
18
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Playing cards
Pottery (of which not more than £90,000 for ornamental
pottery)
Sewing machines
Steel woodscrews
Toys and games, other than playing cards
Vacum flasks
Watches
Note. The quota year for butter runs from 1st April 1967
to 31st March 1968.
Quota exhausted or nearly exhausted.
170.5
50
100
275
31.5
10
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Fr. A.A. Rogera