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DEL BRUSSELS TELNO CODEL 229 TO F.C.0.

IV) THE COMMUNITY WOULD OPERATE A SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURE BUT

WOULD NOT LIMIT HONG KONG'S ENJOYMENT OF THE CENERAL SCHEME ON:

67.32

67.33

71.12A JEWELRY OF PRECIOUS METALS

82.14A SPOONS

84.21A

90.12

97.34

97.05

97.56B BALLOONS

97.360 TENNIS RACQUETS

98.23

98.10

4. SEVERAL MEMBER STATES PRESSED FOR A LONGER LIST OF SPECIAL

HONG KONG TARIFF QUOTAS AND THE FOLLOWING TARIFF POSITIONS WERE

MENTIONED BY THEM:

66.23

71.16

82.09

82.14

83.01

85.03

35.21

98.28

97.85

SEVERAL MEMBER STATES ALSO ADVOCATED A LOWER CUT-OFF POINT FOR

THE HONG KONG TARIFF QUOTAS, MENTIONING 10% OR 5% OF THE

COMMUNITY QUOTA.

5. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP IS ON 26 NOVEMBER.

FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO HONG KONG ROUTINE TO UKKIS GENEVA

(FOR JONES) AND SAVING TO BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG PARIS ROME

WASHINGTON UKDEL 0.E.C.D. AND TOKYO

COPIES PASSED SAVING TO BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE)

SIR J. MARJORIBANKS.

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