TNAG-0148-FCO40-184-Consular-endorsements-of-certificates-of-origin-for-Italy-1969 — Page 46

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

Registry No.

HKK 6/311/1

DRAFT letter

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

To:-

Top Secret.

Secret.

Confidential.

D. Sellers, Esq.,

Restricted. Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

Hong Kong Government Office

54, Pall Mall, S.W.l.

Type 1 +

(2)

From

H. H. Stewart

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

[copy & anclogue to

file

(30)

Previous

EG 2/21.]

You will remember that Iain Murray mentioned

retaining

to you the other night the question of Consular

Endorsements of the Certificates of Origin for

Hong Kong imports into Italy?

2.

The present situation is that Mr. Nash of the

Rome Embassy has made unofficial soundings at the

Italian Ministry of Foreign Trade, without any

arkad

conspicuous success, and has now requested that he

The Board of Trade

supplied with a Note Verbale.

the enclosed

have drafted note and have asked us for our comments.

In the interest of speed we are not proposing to send

this to Hong Kong for consideration but are to ask you

for your opinions and comments instead.

3. Also enclosed is a copy of Nash's letter of the

11th October.

Réfai