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Letter No. 1
LETTER FROM THE INDIAN SIGNATORY ON THE SUBJECT OF ZINC.
London,
SIR,
March 20, 1939.
With reference to Article 15 of the Trade Agreement signed this day, I have the honour to inform you that the Government of India, having taken note of the statements of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom in the course of the recent discussions (1) that it is essential to the national security that the production of the zinc smelting industry in the United Kingdom should be maintained at a satisfactory level; and (2) that His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom will consult the Government of India before taking any decision to impose a customs duty on imports of zinc from India into the United Kingdom; agree that it will be open to His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, after consultation with the Government of India, and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1 of the Trade Agreement, to impose a customs duty on imports of zinc produced or manufactured in India.
It is understood that no customs duty will be imposed on zinc from India which is not equally applicable to zinc from other oversea Empire
sources.
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I have, etc.,
FIROZ KHAN NOON.
THE RIGHT HON. OLIVER STANLEY, M.C., M.P.,
President of the Board of Trade.
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