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1. The 1962 Austrian anti-dumping legislation
2.
contained
ons dealing with
provisions
(i) dumping (properly so-called) (ii) low cost imports
The
provisions as compatible with Gatt
to (i) were
broadly
but in the 1967
legislation (i) and (ii) were rolled up to gether and the consequent rext not compatible with Gatt.
3.
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The British Ambassador (Sir A. Rumbold) resisted instructions to ask the Austrians
formal assurance that the provisions
be applied inconsistently with Gatt. (He said it was wrong to express
for
a
Should, not
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doubts
to them whether they intended to honour international obligations)
However the Austrians signed, the Anti-Dumping. Coghitched! Anti-Dumping Code on 28 June and
CoWhitehall lett We agreed
Whitehall to let matters see if the
Austrians ratified
ride to
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We shall have to consider making enquiries of
their intentions soon
but it would be tactically wrong to indicate
were anxiously awaiting their ratification in order to take them to
that we
Task
over
Hong Kong. They might well
just not ratify
6.
If Hong Kong Gart. is getting particularly
the best course might
Might be
worried
af consultation with the Austrian Vienna
such as
In
October, 1966.
7.
show
Cave had
Both Austrian and Hong Kon
Hong Kong statistic a big drop (down to 25%) in H.K exports of women and girls Knitted
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