TNAG-0763-FCO40-967-Effect-of-GATT-Multi-Fibre-Arrangement-(MFA)-on-Hong-Kong-ex-1978 — Page 185

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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 4649 OF 21 JULY 70

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ARTICLE 113 COMMITTEE (TEXTILES), WEDNESDAY 19 JULY (CONTINUED)

D. CONSULTATIONS WITH SUPPLYING COUNTRIES,

1. THE COMMISSION SAID THAT A JOINTLY AGREED MINUTE WILL

ISSUE SHORTLY ON THE MADRID MEETING. THE COMMISSION WILL

RAISE SPECIFIC UK PROBLEMS WITH THE SPANISH IN BRUSSELS IN

THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A GLOBAL ARRANGEMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED

FOR APPROVAL. BY 15 SEPTEMBER.

2. MALTA.

WE INSISTED THAT TALKS WITH MALTA MUST REGIN IMMEDIATELY

WITH A VIEW TO GETTING RESTRICTION LEVELS AGREED AS QUICKLY

AS POSSIBLE. THE COMMISSION AGREED TO DO ALL POSSIBLE TO

EXAMINE THE PROBLEM NEXT WEEK IN THE ARTICLE 113 COMMITTEE TEXTILES) AND TO ARRANGE AN EARLY MEETING WITH THE MALTESE

IN BRUSSELS.

E. QUESTIONS REGARDING ORIGIN.

3. JAPAN/KORRA: SEE MIPTS,

Lộc Long KUNG

THE COMMISSION (GUD) SAID THAT HONG KONG SHOULD ISSUE TRANSIT

CERTIFICATES OR ORIGIN BUT HAD ASKED THAT THEY SHOULD BE

ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO ISSUE HONG KONG CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN

UNTIL 1 OCTOBER. THE COMMISSION DELEGATION IN HONG KONG

NEXT WEEK WILL AGREE A CONTINUATION OF THE PRESENT PROCEDURE UNTIL

15 SEPTEMBER. THE ORIGIN OF HONG KONG GOODS WILL BE SUBJECT

TO FURTHER DISCUSSION IN COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK.

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