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8.

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ARE NOT PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE

ARRANGEMENTS ALREADY NOTIFIED TO THE ...... GOVERNMENT WHEREBY

COTTON TEXTILES EXPORTED IN 1971 FROM RESTRICTED COMMONWEALTH

PREFERENCE AREA COUNTRIES AND LICENCES AGAINST THE 1971 QUOTAS

BUT ARRIVING AFTER 1 JANUARY 1972 MAY BE RELIEVED OF THE NEW TARIFF.

9. TO AVOID EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATION OF IMPORTS IN THE EARLIER ·

PARTS OF 1972, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ARE UNABLE TO AGREE THAT

EXCESS SHIPMENTS IN 1971 SHOULD BE LICENCED IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 1972 QUOTAS. CONTRACTS ALREADY PLACED FOR SHIPMENT AFTER 1 JANUARY 1972 MUST BE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE 1972 LIMITS. NO.

COTTON TEXTILES FROM RESTRICTED COUNTRIES WILL BE ADMITTED INTO

BRITAIN IN 1972 WITHOUT AN INDIVIDUAL IMPORT LICENCE ISSUED BY THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY,

19. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HOPE THAT THE

GOVERNMENT

WILL BE WILLING TO CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER IN 1972 THE

COUNTRY QUOTAS WHICH THEY HAVE HITHERTO APPLIED, SUBJECT TO THE

USUAL 1 PER CENT GROWTH. GOVERNMENTS CONTINUING TO ADMINISTER

QUOTAS ARE REQUESTED TO REGARD AS A FIRST CHARGE AGAINST THESE

QUOTAS ORDERS MADE BEFORE (THE DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN PARLIAMENT) AND CONFIRMED BY IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT.

IF SUCH ORDERS EXCEED QUOTAS IN ANY CATEGORY GOVERNMENTS SHOULD

INFORM THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OF THE EXCESS BUT IT MUST BE

MADE CLEAR THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT CANNOT UNDERTAKE TO ADMIT

IMPORTS IN EXCESS OF QUOTAS.

11. UNDER THE 1972 QUOTA ARRANGEMENTS, GLOBAL LICENCES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED IN BRITAIN TO COVER IMPORTS FROM ANY GLOBAL QUOTA COUNTRIES. APPLICATIONS FOR 1972 GLOBAL LICENCES ARE BEING INVITED FROM BRITISH IMPORTERS WHO AT PRESENT HOLD SUCH LICENCES. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, ALLOCATIONS UNDER GLOBAL QUOTAS WILL BE MADE FOR HALF THE 1971 LEVEL (PLUS 1 PER CENT) TO COVER IMPORTS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1972.

12.

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR CONFIRMATION FROM THE

GOVERNMENT NOT LATER THAN 31 DECEMBER 1971, THAT THEY ARE PREPARED TO AGREE TO THE ARRANGEMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 10. SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT. FEEL ITSELF UNABLE TO AGREE BY THAT DATE THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ADMINISTER THE QUOTAS THEMSELVES.

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