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IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 157
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ADDRESSED TO CANBERRA TELEGRAM NO. 157 OF 26 FEBRUARY AND TO
WELLINGTON, OTTAWA, PRETORIA, DUBLIN REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO CAPE TOWN.
MCKELVIE'S CIRCULAR LETTER OF 14 FEBRUARY (NOT TO CAPE TOWN): UNCTAD SCHEME FOR TARIFF PREFERENCES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
THE TERMS OF OUR OFFER HAVE NOW BEEN APPROVED BY MINISTERS.
PLEASE ARRANGE TO PASS TO THE AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND/CANADIAN/ S. AFRICAN/IRISH AUTHORITIES BEFORE 1 MARCH THE INFORMATION IN PARAS 2-5 BELOW, WHICH WE SHALL GIVE TO OECD ON THAT DATE. PLEASE
ASK THEM TO TREAT THIS ADVANCE NOTIFICATION AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
YOU MAY ALSO DRAW AS NECESSARY ON THE MATERIAL IN THE BACKGROUND
NOTE ENCLOSED WITH MCKELVIE'S LETTER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARAS
7-14.
2. OUR OFFER IS BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE
TRADE COMMITTEE OF OECD IN THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL GROUP ON
TRADE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, TC(67)16, WHICH WERE BROADLY
ENDORSED BY THE OECD COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. PREFERENCES WILL BE
OFFERED ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY, NON-RECIPROCAL BASIS TO ALL
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. IN RESPECT OF CHAPTERS 25-99 OF THE
BRUSSELS NOMENCLATURE WE SHALL OFFER UNRESTRICTED DUTY-FREE ENTRY
FOR ALL MANUFACTURES AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EGG ALBUMINS, COTTON TEXTILES AND FOUNDRY AND HAEMATITE PIG-IRON. FOR NON-COTTON TEXTILES THE U.K. IS PREPARED TO GRANT DUTY FREE
ENTRY WITHOUT LIMITATION ON THE SAME BASIS AS FOR OTHER MANUFACTURES
AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES BUT IN RESPECT OF THESE GOODS ONLY ON
CONDITION THAT AT LEAST ALL THE OTHER MAJOR PROSPECTIVE DONOR COUNTRIES WILL SIMILARLY GRANT DUTY FREE ENTRY TO IMPORTS FROM
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