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and will be justifiable to other donor countries.

The agricult-

ural sector will require different treatment but the sanno

Cotton textiles chould remain exempted, principle applies.

but other textiles and iron and steel should be covered by the duty quota arrangement unless the final offers of other donors enable us to withdrew them.

38. The Board of Trade should now prepare a revised submission on this bacis in consultation with KAFF on processed agricultural products, to be tabled in the OECD ad hoc group in September after the US and Japanese lists have been examined.

It will

be necessary at the same time to send it to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and the Irish Republic, who wore

The Board of Trade consulted about the 1st March submission.

should explore with the interested departments the administrative and other problems that would have to be solved bofore duty quotas should be implemented.

BOARD OF TRADE

17th July 1969