MINISTÈRE ROYAL
DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES
No. F11/2XK-14
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NOTE VERBALE
The Royal Ministry for Foreign Affairs present their compliments to Her Majesty's Embassy and referring to the latter's notes No 8 of January 17, 1969, and No. 68 of April 21, 1969, on the subject of the action taken by the Greek Government to restrict the import of textiles from Hong-Kong, have the honour to state the following:
1) General regulation have brought under customs control a
certain number of cotton fabrics imported from Asiatic countries, including Hong-Kong, to Greece. The control in question excludes from the schedule of imports certain
cotton fabrics liable to the provision of Customs Tariff 55.08.09, as these textiles, produced in sufficient quantities in Greece, meet with the needs of the country.
Particularly, as far as Hong-Kong is concerned, it should be taken into account the fact that compared to the very small exports of Greek products to that country, (not exceeding 30.000 per annum), Greece imports goods amounting approximately to # 139.000 and $156.000 respectively.
It is to be noted that in 1968, the imports licences granted for weaving and spinning yarns and textiles from Hong-Kong, amounted to $ 637.000. More than half of these imports refer to cotton fabrics or cotton articles. Therefore, it appears that the application of the Custom control on certain cotton fabrics imported from a particular area does not actually affect the export of textiles from Hong-Kong to Greece.
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S EMBASSY
ATHENS
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