CONFIDENTIAL
CYPHER CAT A
IMMEDIATE UK MISSION GENEVA TO HONG KONG
TEL NO 7
CONFIDENTIAL
[NEUTRAAL]
27 FEBRUARY 1969
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TIME FACTOR: TO ARRIVE AT 3723/23 HOURS HONG KONG TIME
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YOUR TEL M 54. FRENCH TRADE TALKS
FROM JONES
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WHAT IS RELEVANT IS NOT OEEC CONVENTION BUT CODE OF LIBERALISATION AND RELATED COUNCIL DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
2. RELEVANT PROVISIONS ARE:
(1) ANNEX A SECTION 1. 1 OF CODE STIPULATED THAT MEASURES OF LIBERALISATION.........QUOTE SHALL APPLY TO THE COMMODITIES WHICH ARE THE OBJECT OF THE MEASURES WHICH BOTH ORIGINATE IN AND
ARE CONSIGNED FROM SQUARE BRACKETS OPEN MEMBER SQUARE BRACKETS
CLOSED COUNTRIES OF THEIR OVERSEAS TERRITORIES UNQUOTE.
(2) COUNCIL DECISION IN 1956 TO PROCEED TO 90 PER CENT LIBERALISATION AS FROM 1.19.56 WITH AT LEAST 75 PER CENT IN EACH OF THREE SECTORS - FOOD, RAW MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURED GOODS. THE FRENCH DID NOT COMPLY WITH THIS UNTIL 1959 FOR
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS REASONS.
(3) THE PERCENTAGES ARE CALCULATED ON BASIS OF TOTAL IMPORTS
FROM OTHER MEMBER COUNTRIES AND OVERSEAS TERRITORIES IN 1943.
(4) A COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION OF FEBRUARY 1960, RECOMMENDS MEMBERS, WHOSE EXPORT EARNINGS ARE LARGELY CONVERTIBLE
(1) TO EXTEND RAPIDLY THEIR EXISTING LIBERALISATION
MEASURES TO ALL GATT CONTRACTING PARTIES
11) TO REMOVE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE REMAINING QRS ON IMPORTS FROM OTHER MEMBER COUNTRIES AND ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES, AND (111) TO REMOVE RAPIDLY ANY DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN MEMBERS, AND BETWEEN MEMBERS AND CONTRACTING PARTIES, THE ADMINISTRATION
OF ALL REMAINING RESTRICTIONS.
JN.
ARIVES No.31
4 MAR 1969
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