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7.

12. IN ADDITION TO THAT SET OF CORRIGENDA, THE OTHER DETAILS OF WHICH SEEM OF LESS SIGNIFICANCE, PLUS THE NEW TRANSITION MEASURES NOW TO BE INTRODUCED (SEE PARAGRAPH 9 ABOVE), THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN A FEW FURTHER MINOR VARIATIONS IN DETAIL IN THE

ANNEXES, FOR EXAMPLE, TO EX 73.15 IN LIST B, AND TO THE STANDARD TEXTILE MIXTURES FOOTNOTE, MERELY FOR SIMPLIFICATION, BUT WE

WILL NOT HAVE FULL DETAILS OF THESE PENDING THE IMMINENT FINAL

DECISIONS WITHIN THE COMMISSION. PUBLICATION OF THE DEFINITIVE

SET OF ORIGIN RULES IS EXPECTED AS SOON AS PRACTICAL THEREAFTER,

AND I HOPE TO SEND YOU A NON-OFFICIAL ENGLISH VERSION BEFORE

Y ANYTHING APPEARS IN PRINT. OVER 99 PER CENT OF THE RELEVANT

PROPOSALS IN YOUR HANDS SINCE MID-JUNE HAVE HOWEVER UNDERGONE NO

CHANGE WHATEVER.

FCO PASS SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON AND TO

UKMIS GENEVA.

BEITH

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

COPY TO:

MR SELLERS

EID

TPD

HKD

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