can be
non-PL. countries such as Balwan and Borth Korea will be to increase their demands for more equitable treatment (it is hoped that the protection afforded by 1A), manufacturing licences issued to comprenies in non-Fal countries
out for another three years). We fear that all this will mit the recovery of the UK colour TV mamfacturing industry at risk and its chances of seizing fully the opportunities represented by cable TV and satellite broadcasting in the aid &'s. The industry is thus seeking support from HMG in efforts to alore ap the PAL defences in Hong Kong- [The possibility is under consideration by officials of a letter being sent of official level to the UK's PAL negotiator expressing the hope that the Hong Kong manufacturers will seize the "generous opportunity" the UK offer represents and from which he can quote in negotiations].
The dinner is that such a letter may be intarpotted in long long me tha
Attings to mugotiate a Tal', renewing previous differences encountered during UK industry's attempts to set up a VRA for monochrome TV.
If the matter is misui
1.
xpress surprise that the proposed PAL quota of 50,000 C2V sets in 1982 is
to be generons in view of the previous year's export figure to the UK units, a 15% increase.
leans. te those involved that this does not amount to the first moves Lovards a VRI - it is entirely a matter for Thorn- the UK administrators of the patents, not the C.
If appropriate
Explain that the K colour TV manufacturing industry is slowly becoming more efficient but could suffer a severe set-back if a post PAL free-for-all eventually developed in the UK market for colour TVs.
Ultimate fall-back position
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UK ministers wish to see the survival of the UK consumer electronics mam:facturing industry.
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