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TO ROUTINE COPENHAGEN TELNO 241 OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1973 YOUR TELNO 349: GENERALISED SYSTEN OF PREFERENCES

THE DETAILS OF OUR GSP ARRANGEMENTS WHEN FIRST IMPLEMENTED WERE

SENT TO OECD AND UNCTAD, AND WE HAVE NOTIFIED SUBSEQUENT HINOR

CHANGES TO THESE BODIES ALSO, HITHERTO WE HAVE NOT APPROACHED

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AS UNCTAD INFORMS

THEM OF ALL ARRANGEMENTS.

WE ASSUME THAT ONCE DETAILS OF THE SCHEME OF THE ENLARGED

COMMUNITY WERE FINALISED THEY WOULD BE SENT TO UNCTAD AND OECD,

BUT WE WILL OF COURSE FOLLOW ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY PROCEDURES.

WE DO NOT CONSIDER IT NECESSARY TO MAKE ANY NOTIFICATION UNTIL

THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR 1974 ARE DECIDED.

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