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6. (TO PORT OF SPAIN/BRIDGETOWN/NEW DELHI/HONG KONG/GIBRALTAR/ LAGOS/NAIROBI/NICOSIA/PRETORIA/KAMPALA/KUALA LUMPUR/VALLETTA/ ISLAMABAD/SINGAPORE/KINGSTON/BELIZE ONLY.)

IN ADDITION, PLEASE INFORM THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT (HONG KONG DELETE FROM QUOTE IN ADDITION UNQUOTE TO QUOTE THAT UNQUOTE), IN ORDER TO AVOID THE DOUBLE EFFECT OF BOTH QUOTAS AND DUTIES ON CPA GOODS SHIPPED IN 1971 BUT ARRIVING IN 1972, HMG HOPES, SUBJECT TO PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL, TO TAKE POWERS TO GIVE DUTY RELIEF ON THE

FOLLOWING BASIS:

A. THE RELIEF IS CONFINED TO GOODS ORIGINATING IN CPA COUNTRIES AT PRESENT SUBJECT TO QUOTAS (IE NOT CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND). IT WILL NOT APPLY TO NON-COMMONWEALTH RESTRICTED COUNTRIES WHOSE EXPORTS ARE ALREADY SUBJECT TO BOTH QUOTAS AND

TARIFFS.

B. IT WILL ONLY APPLY TO COTTON TEXTILES AT PRESENT SUBJECT TO QUOTA CONTROL (IE COTTON YARN AND WOVEN COTTON CLOTH AND MADE-UPS) AND EXPORTED WITHIN THOSE QUOTA RESTRICTIONS IN 1971.

C. BEFORE RELIEF IS GRANTED DTI MUST CERTIFY THAT THEY ARE SATISFIED THAT THE GOODS WERE EXPORTED FROM THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ON OR BEFORE 31 DECEMBER 1971. CERTIFICATION WILL BE BASED ON EVIDENCE SUBMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUE BY THE DTI OF IMPORT LICENCES UNDER THE QUOTA CONTROLS WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY TO ALL EXPORTS UP TO

THAT DATE.

D. RELIEF WILL ONLY APPLY TO GOODS AT PRESENT FREE OF DUTY (EG NOT TO COTTON TEXTILES CONTAINING SILK OR MAN-MADE FIBRE WHERE THESE ARE ALREADY SUBJECT TO DUTY).

7. OUR ABILITY TO OFFER DUTY RELIEF WHICH WE REGRET WE WERE NOT ABLE TO ANNOUNCE EARLIER - WILL BE A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT TO CPA SUPPLIERS. ALSO, QUOTA ENFORCEMENT ON 1971 SHIPMENTS WILL BE OF ASSISTANCE TO THEM IN DEFERRING FOR A WHILE THEIR EXPOSURE TO UNRESTRICTED COMPETITION FROM FOR INSTANCE TAIWAN AND SOUTH KOREA.

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