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The duties leviable on wine are limited to 8 p.c. (Article I)

His Excellency of 10/6/8 p.c. as well as agreement, although Dunn again stated that the clause giving most favored nation treatment would over-ride this apparently contradictory provision.

It is also to be observed that the French agreement refers to a different scale of measurement, so derived, being apparently equivalent to the 30 degrees mentioned in 7-0.16266 + FW: 2600/84.

With regard to the first point the Leuch memo refers to urine only, not beers & wine as in all the other Agreements, and it is possible that at present no wine may be imported by British subjects: but there is no reason if there should be a market for wine in Singapore Australian wines should not be imported.

For it seems inconvenient to have this difference between the French & all the other agreements.

It is of course to see to fix such a matter, but I think it would be advisable to call their attention to it. When the agreement comes into force would it not be...

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The duties leviable on wine are limited to 8 p.c. (Article I) His Excellency of 10/6/8 p.c. as well as agreement, although Dunn again stated that the clause giving most favored nation treatment would over-ride this apparently contradictory provision. It is also to be observed that the French agreement refers to a different scale of measurement, so derived, being apparently equivalent to the 30 degrees mentioned in 7-0.16266 + FW: 2600/84. With regard to the first point the Leuch memo refers to urine only, not beers & wine as in all the other Agreements, and it is possible that at present no wine may be imported by British subjects: but there is no reason if there should be a market for wine in Singapore Australian wines should not be imported. For it seems inconvenient to have this difference between the French & all the other agreements. It is of course to see to fix such a matter, but I think it would be advisable to call their attention to it. When the agreement comes into force would it not be...
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the duties leviable on wine

are limited to & p. c. (Article I)

hiskad

of 10/0.6.

8p.c

as wi

очи

apeement, although Dunnagain

من

that the clause giving most favored nation heatinand would over-ride this afferante contradictory pervision.

It is also to be obsewed that

the French agreement refers

different seale

a di

of

alsololic measurem aut, so deri

measurement, sod being afferently equivalent othe

30 depees

mentioned in 7-0.16266

+fw: 2600/84-

with regard to the frist fonit the Leeuch peores in refers

183

53

to urine only, not, bees & win as in all the other

Agreements,

and it is possible that at present no wine may be his forted by Beitisk helyjects:

it

but there is no reason if there thould be a market wine in Sianale australian Dories should not be imported

for

and it seems inconvenient

Is have this difference

&

between the French & all the other agreements

It is

course

to see to fuck

Rach

for the 2.0.

a datter, but

I think it would be advisable to call their attention to it. when the agreement comes into force would it not be

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