TNAG-0341-FCO40-377-Effects-on-Hong-Kong-of-long-term-policy-for-textiles-in-int-1972 — Page 136

ECONOMIC

AND

*

SOCIAL COUNCIL

CONSEIL ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL

E/PC/T/198

15 September 1947

Original: ENGLISH.

SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.

REPORT OF THE AD HOC SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE TARIFF AGREEMENT

COMMITTEE ON PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE XXIV.

At its thirteenth meeting the Tariff Agreement Committee appointed a Sub-Committee with the following Terms of Reference:

"To examine the situation respecting the participa- tion as full contracting parties of Burma, Ceylon and Southern Rhodesia and to submit recommendations, if this were decided upon, as to how the text of the General Agreement should be changed."

Representatives of the following Delegations were appointed members of the Sub-Committee:

Cuba France India

Netherlands

United Kingdom United States.

M. ROYER (France) was elected Chairman.

The Sub-Committee had the benefit of being assisted by U. Nyun, Representative of Burma.

I. In order to be able to form a view with regard to the participation of Burma, Ceylon and Southern Rhodesia, the Sub- Committee requested the United Kingdom Delegate to submit infor- mation relating to the following points:

(a) the ability of these territories to approve and

modify their tariffs without requiring the consent of the United Kingdoms;

(b) the ability of these territories to apply the General Agreement without reference to the United Kingdom; (c) the ability of these erritories to enter into con-

tractual relations on commercial matters with foreign Governments, including any examples of such contractual relations;

(2) the position of the representatives of these territories during the present negotiations, including an indica- tion of any changes in their position which may have occurred during the course of the negotiations.