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condition that at least the other major donor

countries will similarly grant unrestricted duty-

free entry to imports from developing countries

and territories

.7. The United Kingdom's offer of preferences

does not extend to products chargeable with revenue

duty (i.e. imported beer, hops, hop oil, hop

extracts, hydrocarbon oils, matches, mechanical

lighters, spirits, tobacco and wine).

we regret that, as

the

details of our offer 8. It was originally thought that our lists

have only now

been finalised, it was not possible to give would be ready to be sent to you by 1 March but you time to consider them before I March. unfortunately this was not possible. If you have

however there fore any comments on the lists we should be grateful to

receive them as soon as possible. In this con-

nection you will no doubt wish to bear in mind

the UNCTAD timetable as stated in Paragraph 6 of

the Background Note accompanying Circular Saving

Despatch 20/69.

9.

This Circular is addressed to the British

Government Representative, Castries, with copies

for onward transmission to the Governments of the

West Indies Associated States; the High Commis-

sioner, Western Pacific; the Governors and

Commanders-in-Chief, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, British

Honduras, Fiji, Seychelles, Bahamas, St. Helena

Commissioner.

and Bermuda; the British and Consul, Tonga, with

a copy for onward transmission to the Government

of Tonga;

the Administrators of the British

Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and

St. Vincent, and the Turks and Caicos Islands;

Her Majesty's High Commissioner, Brunei, with a

copy for onward transmission to the Government

of Brunei.

(The offer to be tabled

in OECD

is however

provisional and still subject to modification

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