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INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING

IRO SUB-GROUP: MULTILATERAL TREATIES: CUSTOMS

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1. NOW THAT THE CHINESE HAVE AGREED AT JLG XVI TO TAKE CUSTOMS TREATIES FIRST AND HAVE ASKED FOR WORKING PAPERS, WE NEED TO GET ON QUICKLY WITH THE DRAFTING OF CUSTOMS PAPERS. THE FOUR IFTS ARE DRAFT PAPERS RESPECTIVELY ON

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(A) INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION TO FACILITATE THE IMPORTATION OF COMMERCIAL SAMPLES AND ADVERTISING MATERIAL, GENEVA 1952 (ITEM 3.5):

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CUSTOMS CONVENTION ON THE TEMPORARY IMPORTATION FOR PRIVATE USE OF AIRCRAFT AND PLEASURE BOATS, GENEVA 1956 (ITEM 3.8):

(C) CUSTOMS CONVENTION CONCERNING FACILITIES FOR THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS FOR DISPLAY OR USE AT EXHIBITIONS, FAIRS, MEETINGS OR SIMILAR EVENTS, BRUSSELS 1961 (ITEM 3.12): AND

(D) CUSTOMS CONVENTION ON THE TEMPORARY IMPORTATION OF PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT, BRUSSELS 1961 (ITEM 3.13).

2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL-

(A) FOR COPIES OF THE UK'S DECLARATIONS MADE IN RESPECT OF HK REFERRED TO IN PARA 2 OF THE FIRST THREE IFTS AND PARA 3 OF THE 4TH IFT:

(B) TO KNOW WHICH ANNEXES TO THE CONVENTION IN THE 4TH IFT APPLY TO HK (LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 3 OF 4TH IFT REFERS):

(C) TO KNOW WHETHER ANY RESERVATIONS WERE MADE BY THE UK IN RESPECT OF HK UNDER THE CONVENTIONS IN PARA 1(A)

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1(C) ABOVE.

GRATEFUL FOR YOU EARLY COMMENTS ON THE FOUR IFTS. DRAFT PAPERS ON THE REST OF THE CUSTOMS TREATIES ON THE TREATIES LIST WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS THEY ARE READY.

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