TNAG-0238-FCO40-274-Trade-relations-between-EEC-and-Hong-Kong-1970 — Page 34

CYPHER CAT A

PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER #13

CONFIDENTIAL 282418Z

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28 NOVEMBER 1970

ADDRESSED TO AMBASSADOR BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE) TELNO 213 OF

28 NOVEMBER

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKMIS GENEVA (FCR JONES) AND

UKDEL EEC

HONG KONG / E.E.C.: C: TTON TEXTILES.

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YOUR TELEGRAM 47.

DORWARD DISCUSSED WITH ERNST DURING HIS VISIT AND THE FOLLOWING AMEND ENTS WERE AGREED TO HIS LETTER AND CUR REPLY:

(A) UNDERLINE NEXT TWO WORDS ERNST'S LETTER

(1) PARAGRAPH 4(5) TO READ

'LA VALEUR, LES UNITES DE CONTROLE UTILISEE PAR LE GOUVERNEMENT DE HONG-KONG AINSI QUE LE POIDS EN TONNES METRIQUES."

(11) PARAGRAPH 5 TO READ:

'SI, PENDANT LA DUREE DE L'ACCORD, IL APPARAIT QU'IL Y A DES DIFFERENCES IMPORTANTES ENTRE LES TONNAGES TOTAUX INDIQUES SUR LES LICENCES D'EXPORTATION ET LES TONNAGES TOTAUX IMPORTES DANS LA COMMUNAUTE, DES CONSULTATIONS AURONT LIEU AFIN DE TROUVER DES SOLUTIONS ADEQUATES.

(111) PARAGRAPH 6 TO BE AMENDED BY DELETION OF 'AINSI QUE........CONVERTIES'.

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(A) UNDERLINE NEXT TWO WORDS OUR RESPONSE PARAGRAPH 8 TO READ

''IN REGARD TO THE WEIGHT IN METRIC TONS SHOWN ON THE EXPORT

THE GOVERNMENT LICENCE AS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 4(5) ABOVE

OF HONG KONG WISH TO RECORD THAT THIS WILL BE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONVERSION FACTORS ANNEXED TO THIS LETTER. THESE FACTORS HAVE BEEN ARRIVED AT BY THE USE OF TWO INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED CRITERIA, NAMELY, THE GENERAL AGREEMENT, ON TARIFFS AND TRADE FACTOR OF 9,000 SQUARE YARDS PER METRIC TON, AND THE U.S. FACTORS FOR CONVERSION OF UNITS TO SQUARE YARDS FOR THOSE ITEMS WHERE THE TRADE IS CONDUCTED IN UNITS.''

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ERNST ASKED THAT YOU CONVEY HIS AGREEMENT TO THESE AMENDMENTS TC RAVENNA AND REQUEST HIM TO DRAW UP THE REMISED TEXTS READY FÜR INITIALLING ON ERNST'S RETURN TO BRUSSELS.

накый

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