TNAG-0239-FCO40-275-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-generalised-tariffs-preferences--1970 — Page 40

CYPHER/CAT A

CONFIDENTIAL

PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TO TOKYO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 730

CONFIDENTIAL 201523Z.

NEUTRAL

20 OCTOBER 1970

(M.J.)

275

267

ADDRESSED TO TOKYO TELEGRAM NUMBER 730 OF 23 OCTOBER

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG UKMIS GENEVA WASHINGTON AND

UKDEL BRUSSELS.

2102

YOUR TEL. 768 AND HONG KONG TEL NO. 729: GENERALISED PREFERENCES. WE AGREE WITH HONG KONG THAT THE PROVISIONS IN THE JAPANESE OFFER

FOR DUTY QUOTAS AND THE FIFTY PER CENT CUT-OFF FOR PREFERENTIAL

IMPORTS OF A PARTICULAR PRODUCT FROM A GIVEN BENEFICIARY SHOULD

PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS FOR JAPANESE INDUSTRY.

2. IT IS APPARENT HOWEVER THAT THE JAPANESE ARE NOT SATISFIED THAT

THE SAFEGUARDS IN THEIR OFFER ADEQUATELY PROTECT THEM AND WE QUITE

AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE WELL WORTH WHILE FINDING OUT WHAT THEY HAVE

IN MIND.

DOUGLAS-HOME

MILK GIL

270

279

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION:

T.P.D.

H.K.D.

F.E.D.

AMERICAN D.

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION:

H.K. INT. TRADE DIST.

COPY TO:

MR. 0.H. KENNIS, B.0.7.

DDDDD

CONFIDENTIAL