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e.

British

Himporters will be able in 1972 to use up the

unexhausted balance of their global licences for goods

shipped in 1971.

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DTI / COMMODICES.

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5.

thest infort hissing amants will

From 1 April 1972, cotton textiles, imported from

From 1 Apail 1972 gondo

India, Hong Kong, and the present global quota countries,

after + Gop A 4472

will be placed on open general cence ie specific licences

will not argment in divernal

mifert hien us.

will no longer be required.

Please seek confirmation from the authorities concerned that

they will To Hong Kong substitute "Please confirm that you will

continue to enforce the quota ceilings up to and including 31 December,

and will provide export certification as specified above. For goods

shipped from CPA countries under the arrangements mentioned at 4c

export certification providing evidence of export in 1971 within quotas

will also be necessary to obtain tariff relief under the arrangements

described in paragraph 6 on such exports arriving in Britain in 1972.

In the meantime we are informing importers that we intend to operate

licensing control on this basis.

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6. To Port of Spain/Bridgetown/New Delhi/Hong Kong/Gibraltar/Lagos/

Nairobi/Nicosia/Pretoria/Kampala/Kuala Lumpur/Valetta/Islamabad/

Singapore/Kingston/Belize only.

For HK.

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In addition, please inform the local authorities that, in order to

avoid the double effect of both quotas and duties on CPA goods shipped

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in 1971 but arriving in 1972, hopes, subject to Parliamentary approval,

to take powers to give duty relief on the following basis: