TNAG-0298-FCO40-334-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-generalized-tariffs-preferences--1971 — Page 139

PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A.

Gry

sent & Akoo

M2012

CONFIDENTIAL

75

FROM BANGKOK 1907002

CONFIDENTIAL

FOLLOWING FOR GOVERNOR HONGKONG PRIORITY TELNO 15 OF 19 FEB.

(FCO PSE PASS)

[NEUTRAL]

FROM TSAO FOR D.C. AND 1. ECAFE COMMITTEE ON TRADE:

ITEM 6

GENERALISED PREFERENCE.

DISCUSSIONS ON GPS TOOK PLACE

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. INTERVENTIONS WERE GENERALLY BRIEF AND LOW-KEYED, WITH COMMENTS CENTRED LARGELY ON COVERAGE, BENEFICIARY STATUS WAS ONLY MNTIONED IN PASSING IN THE CONTEXT

OF SELF-ELECTIVE PRINCIPLE. HONG KONG DID NOT SPEAK.

2. EEC (SCHOFFER) MADE A BRIEF STATEMENT THAT THE EEC OFFERS CONTAINED NO (REPEAT NO) EXCEPTIONS IN RESPECT OF MANUFACTURES

AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES. HE TWICE ALLUDED TO THE INCLUSION OF

TEXTILES IN THE EEC SCHEME. TALKING TO ME IN THE CORRIDOR

EARLIER HOWEVER, SCHOFFER HAD MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE WAS AWARE THAT IN THE CASE OF HONG KONG, TEXTILES AND SHOES WOULD NOT (REPEAT NOT) BE INCLUDED. HE DID NOT SAY HOW HONG KONG'S COMPETITORS WOULD BE TREATED,

3.

REFERENCE PARAGRPH 3 OF A.E.'S QUOTE CORRIDOR BRIEF UNQUOTE, TAIWAN DELEGATE K.S. SHEU (DIRECTOR, FIRST DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF FOREIGN TRADE) SAID THE EEC HAD NOT INDICATED OFFICIALLY OR OTHERWISE ITS ACCEPTANCE OF TAIWAN AS A BENEFICIARY.

DE LA MARE

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

COMMODITIES D

HONG KONG D

TPD

: CONFIDENTIAL

RICEVO IN REGISTRY No. 51 2811971

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