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President: Mr. John Keswick C.M.G.
mary: The Association of British Chambers of Commerce
The Confederation of British Industry
The Chima Association
The London Chamber of Commerce
21 Tothill Street, London S.W.1 Whitehall 6711
Report for the year 1966
(1) General Situation
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This year has seen the start of the Third Five Year Plan and although no details have been disclosed it is generally accepted that agriculture has the first priority. Preparations for the plan were pushed along with the greatest enthusiasm in the latter part of 1965 and reports from China indicated that it got off to an excellent start. Then came the great proletarian cultural revolution, which flared up in August and manifested itself in the activities of the Red Guards. What effect this will have had on the economy as a whole is a matter for speculation, but the mere fact of moving several million additional people on the railways must have had considerable impact on the transport-, ation system, while attempts on the part of the Red Guards to enter into factories which early on was the subject of admonition from the Premier, and general interference in the daily life of the people including the educational establishments cannot be conducive to a sustained increase of economic activity. Reporte of the volume of trading at the Canton Fair, held from the 15th October to the 15th November are somewhat conflicting but there is some evidence that some of the traditional items of produce were in short supply, Droughts particularly in South China follow- ing severe typhoons in June may have adversely affected the rice and grain harvests.
The attitude of the Chinese towards Great Britain remaina unchanged and the general tone is that they regard Mr Wilson's Government as being even more under the influence of the USA than the former one. It remains difficult to determine the real influence of this factor on the actual amount of trade transacted, but the embargo list and the import quota system are constant irritants to the Chinese and they lose no opportunity of pointing to them as a reproach and as a handicap to proper expansion of business between the two countries. The trouble over a computer and other export licensing difficulties early in the year can only have done harm to our cause, but just how much may not be revealed
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until later on. In any case these are problems of major Govern- mental policy. Meanwhile figures for the year show excellent progress with a substantial increase over 1965 and a narrowing of the import/export gap. However these must be read together with those of our principal competitors in the Free World, Japan, West Germany and France, although it is true that Japan is in a special position, with its geographical proximity to China and its capacity to take large quantities of raw materials from China in exchange for the machinery and fertiliser that it manufactures:
U.K.
1964
1965
Increase
*1966
Increase
Exports to China
£17.7 M.
24.9
40.1%
31.9
28.1%
Importa from China
24.6
29.7
20.7%
33.8
13.8%
Total
42.3
54.6
29.1%
65.7
20.3%
France
Exports to China
17.8
21.5
20.8%
16.2
(Jan/June)
Imports from China
11,0
15.9
44.5%
10.1
(Jan/June)
28.8
37.4
29.9%
West Germany
Exports to China
9.1
28.2
309.9%
32.2
(Jan/Sept)
Imports from China
18.5
26.0
40.5%
15.6
(Jan/June)
27.6
54.2
96.44
Japan
Exports to China
54.2
88.2
62.7%
87.6
(Jan/Sept)
Imports from China
56.5
80.9
43.2%
83.5
(Jan/Sept)
110.7
169.1
52.7%
*Provisional
Prospects for the immediate future are difficult to assess and the dominating influences must be the internal situation in China and political relationships between U.K. and China. Either of these factors could inhibit the placing of large orders e.g. for complete plante. There is however no indication that ordinary business will fall off, and the U.K. is still China's best customer in Western Europe, so that it is reasonable to expect that steady progress can be maintained.
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A summary of the Council's activities during the year appears below, and it would be right to state that the organisation is working well, and is becoming progressively better known to British industry. This is due particularly to the fact that the membership of our four Sponsors, with whom excellent cooperation has been maintained, covers such a wide field. Full support and advice have been received from the Board of Trade with whom very good arrangements for the exchange of information have been developed, and a friendly and most satisfactory relationship exists with BNEC, from whom assistance and advice has always been forthcoming. Additionally SB TC is in good standing both with the Chinese in UK and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the Trading Corporations and others in China.
(2) Council
(A) Changes. In January Miss S.I.L. Elkin, ABCC member of the Working Committee, resigned and was replaced by Mr A.S. Gilbert, C.B.E.
Pendred.
The death occured suddenly in April of Mr Vaughan
Mr John Shewan resigned at the end of June.
Mr. R.L. Davies (Board of Trade), Mr R. Reid-Adam, C.B.B. (BNEC) and Mr D. Wilson (Foreign Office) joined as observers in June.
Vesers Davies and Wilson were replaced respectively by Mesara b. MacTavish (November) and D.J. Moss (October).
Mr. N.W. Waite joined in October.
Mr. H.8. Stebbing joined in December.
(B) Organisation. (1) The structure and organisation of the Council were examined and debated, with particular reference
were to its relationship with BNBC. The conclusion that was reached in Kay was that the existing arrangement was most suited to the peculiar aspects of the China trade, but that relationships with the Board of Trade, the Foreign Office and BNEC would be stren- gthened by the appointment of observers from these bodies to the Council.
in July.
(11) Terms of reference for the Secretariat were adopted
(111) Following visits to Scotland by the Secretariat and the Chinese the need for some representation there became apparent and agreement was reached with the CBI in November where- by the CBI Scottish office undertakes representation of SBTC in Scotland.
(3) Vieite to China
(A) The President, Mr John Keswick, accompanied by the Secretary-General went to China in the latter part of March and atayed in Peking for 10 days. The visit was overshadowed by the political atmosphere and in particular the "computer trouble"; nevertheless talka were held with C.C.P.I."., all the trading corporations and the Bank of China. Close contact was maintained
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with H.M. Chargé d'Affaires and the Commercial Counsellor and his office.
It became apparent that the Complete Plante exhibition was unacceptable in its proposed form and would have to be abandoned
After Peking Mr Webb went to Tientsin, Wuhan and Shanghai, visiting factories and communes before proceeding to Canton for the opening of the fair. Together with Mr A.J. Hunter, 1st Secretary (Commercial) in Peking, he entertained British and Commonwealth visitors to the fair.
(B) Mr Marshall went to Tientsin in September where he attended the SIMA exhibition throughout. This was held in conditions of difficulty due to the Cultural Revolution then being in full swing.
Afterwards he spent some time in Peking and Shanghai before proceeding to Canton for the opening of the Autumn Fair. Again the opportunity was taken to entertain British and Commonwealth business-
men,
(4) Chinese in London
In March Li Shu-te was replaced by Huang Wen-chun as
Commercial Secretary.
Li Meng-hou, Commercial Counsellor, left for China on the 9th August, There is no immediate indication of his return, and Huang Wen-chun has been 'acting in his absence.
Regular visits to the Commercial Counsellor's office have been made by Mr Marshall or Mr Webb and communications have been improved as a result. In addition arrangements have been made on a number of occasions to accompany representatives of firms on visite to Gloucester Gate, as well as to accompany the Chinese on trips to factories. At the beginning of June SBTC together with the CBI Scotland arranged a tour for Messrs Li Meng-hou, Huang Wen- chur., Hsu Chao-hsiang and Kao Kuo-pei, in Scotland. Mr Marshall conducted the party which spent the last night in Mr Keswick's house before returning to London.
By arrangement with the organisers, complimentary ticketa are regularly received for exhibitions and showe, and passed to the Chinese, Some 40 events were covered in 1966.
Following the announcement made to Mr Keswick by Chairman Nan Han-chen of CCPIT in Peking in March that the Chinese were plan ning an Arts and Crafts exhibition in London in August SBTC provided assistance in finding a suitable site and offered sponsorship. event was called off on the grounds that there were too many difficulties.
(5)
categories:
Chinese Visitors to UK
Visitors to this country may be divided into three
The
(1) Those who come for training. Such an arrangement is normally part of a sales contract for a plant or for equipment. In 1966 there have been several such parties, including some for Marconi, Doxford's, Plessey etc.
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(ii) Those who are invited to special events, e.g. The Chemical Society Anniversary meeting at Oxford, the 5th International Pressure Die Casting Conference in London, the Hovercraft Show etc.
(iii) Missions from the Trading Corporations, for research
and/or purchasing. There were only three in 1966 viz:
Metals and Minerals
Instrumenta
Machinery
(Stayed over three months)
(Stayed ten weeks)
(The General Manager of the Textiles Corporation was due to arrive in June, but the visit was cancelled without notice.)
Receptions were held for the above as follows:
Metals and Minerale
Rooma, attended by 71 people.
on the 4th May at the Connaught
Instruments and Machinery
Savoy, attended by some 210 people. the Board of Trade, was present.
on the 8th August at the Lord Brown, Minister of State,
(6) H.M. Charge d'Affaires in Peking and Staff Visiting U.K.
(A) (1) Mr Alastair Hunter, let Secretary (Commercial) was entertained to lunch on the 4th July.
(B) Mr Donald Hopson was entertained to lunch on the 21st September, and members of the Council had the opportunity to hear from him a very valuable interpretation of the current situation.
(C) Mr Theo Peters, Commercial Counsellor, undertook
a strenuous programme during November and the first part of December speaking to groups and to individual companies, who were thus able at first hand to get the benefit of his advice and his up-to-date assessment of the prospects for trade with China. He gave talke as follows:
London. Audience 150
17th November
23rd
25 th
29th
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2nd December
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The above were arranged by the SBTC in conjunction with the Board of Trade, CBI, and the respective Chambers of Commerce, and an SBTC representative accompanied Mr Peters.
(7) Lecture Tours
The following lectures/talks have been given during
the course of the year:
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Place
Date
Audience
Speaker
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15th Feb.
55
P.S. Marshall
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50
10
Glasgow
22nd March
30
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Edinburgh
19th April
14
Dundee
20th April
10
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Cardiff
Leeds
15th June
16
H.Flint/P.S.Marshall
20th Oct.
45
N.F. Webb
(students)
Bradford
20th Oct.
31
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Woolwich (Polytechnic)
27th Oct.
50
P.S. Marshall
Liverpool
2nd Nov.
16
H. Flint
Manchester
8th Dec.
40
P.S. Marshall
(8) Bulletin
Regular publication has been maintained and the number of copies sent out each month is as follows:
China Association membera
170
China Association complimentary
104
8BTC subscribers
147
BBTC complimentary
85
Total
506
The estimated cost of production in 1966 ia £650 against which the revenue from the SBTO subscribers is about £460. The peak number of subscribers was in September 1965 when it was 160. Since then it has been as low as 128 in June 1966 and although a fair number of new subscribers are constantly being signed up, it is proving difficult to maintain the old ones, in spite of repeated follow ups. One measure that is being adopted to overcome this is the introduction of a Bankers Order form for subscriptions.
(9) BNEC
The President was invited to attend the Council meeting of the 26th September.
The Secretary-General regularly attends the Area Secretaries meetings. He also took part in the weekend conference arranged at Wexham Springs on the 3rd and 4th June.
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President:
Mr. John Keswick, C.M.G.
Mr. H.F. Bibby,
Director,
Associated Electrical Industries
International Ltd.,
33 Grosvenor Place,
LONDON, S. W. 1.
Kr. J.F. Bramley,
Managing Director,
British Motor Corporation
Export Sales Ltd.,
Longbridge,
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MANsion House 6555
Representing
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BELgravia 1234
BIRMINGHAM.
Mr. J. Brereton,
Local Director and Assistant
to Marketing Director,
Vickers Engineering Group, Ltd.,
P.O. Box 177,
"Vickers House",
Representing
The Association of
British Chambers
of Commerce.
BIRmingham Priory 2101
Representing
The Confederation of British Industry.
TATE Gallery 7777
Millbank Tower,
Millbank,
LONDON, S. W. 1.
Mr. Eliot Hodgkin,
Overseas General Manager,
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., "Imperial Chemical House",
Millbank,
LONDON, S. W. 1.
Representing
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Mr. 9.C. Seward, 0.B.E.
Chairman,
Platt Bros. (Sales) Ltd., "Oceanic House",
la Cockspur Street,
LONDON, 8. W. 1.
Mr. J. A. Stafford,
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Leicester House, Lee Circle, LEICESTER.
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Representing
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Leicester 23801
Mr. H.S. Stebbing,
Managing Director,
Barrow, Hepburn & Gale (Machinery) Ltd.,
19 Grange Road,
LONDON, S. E. 1.
Mr. N. W. Waite,
Export Manager,
British Insulated Callender'8
Cables, Ltd.,
P.O. Box No. 5,
21 Bloomsbury Street,
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BERmondsey 4525
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21 Tothill Street, LONDON, S. W. 1. (Tel: WHItehall 6711)
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Secretary,
The China Association, "Broad Street Hous0", 54 Old Broad Street, LONDON, E. C. 2. (Tel: LONdon Wall 1160)
Mr. A.S. Gilbert, C.B.E.
Assistant Secretary,
The Association of British
Chambers of Commerce,
68 Queen Street, LONDON, E. c. 4.
(Tol: CITY 7211)
Mr. H.M. Bullard
Head of Overseas Dept., The London Chamber of
Commerce,
69 Cannon Street, LONDON, E. C. 4.
(Tel: CITY 4444)
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We have been informed that at masa meeting of finance and trading corporations Peking January 21st presided over by Chou En Lai twelve resolutions were adopted to be followed by all organisations throughout China. Summary of resolution No. 9 reads quote in order to preserve and promote China's international reputation an urgent measure should be taken to solve the present probleme.
Firstly, solve the harbour blockage problem to ensure national imports being discharged in time and exports being loaded in time. Secondly, strictly implement contracts with the foreign countries. Any persons agitating stoppage of work among harbour workers will be severely punished. Thirdly, all letters and cables should be replied promptly. Fourthly, efforts should be made to conclude sales of export commodities and purchases of imports so that every effort will be made to reach and surpass the targets of foreign trade in 1967. Unquote.
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You asked for a breakdown of the figures for our exports to China in 1966 by categories of goods exported, for your dinner with Mr. Keswick, whose letter is attached. The detailed breakdown is not yet available for the full year in the Board of Trade, but I attach figures for January to November 1966 with corresponding figures for January to Kovember of 1965 for comparison. I have included only the items which accounted for more than £ 1 m. in the first eleven months of 1966.
2. The increase under the machinery heading is parti- cularly large and more than proportionate to the total increase in our exports. Of the three sub-headings Electrical, non-electrical, machinery and transport equipment, the second shows much the greatest rise (€ 5.7 m. to £9.2 m.). This tends to support
your theory that the plants sold in 1964 have now been completed. There are also, however, striking increases under some other headings such as textile fibres and scientific equipment.
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22.863
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0.889
Chemicals
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2.967
Manufactured goods classified by material
8.314
8.120
of which Iron and steel
4.699
1.591
Non-ferrous metals
2.623
4.839
Machinery and transport equipment
13.259
9.035
of which electric
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2.253
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5.732
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Dear Secretary of State.
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Thank you very much for sparing time to talk with me about China last week. I only wish that the situation was more favourable. Let us hope that it develops that way.
In the meantime, the trade statistics for 1966 have come out, which show that our total two-way trade for China for that year was £65.7 million, compared with £54.6 million for 1965, an increase of 20%.
When the Sino-British Trade Council organised the Peking Exhibition in 1964 the figures for the previous year were £32 million, and I stuck my neck out saying that we would increase them by 50% within five years, so it is gratifying to see that they have already been doubled.
I hope and feel that the S.B.T.C. is work- ing along the right lines with the help of the manufacturers and trading firms who persevere in this rather difficult area.
Caus suicely
Sunkeswick
John Keswick.
The Rt. Hon. George Brown, M.P.,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Office,
Downing Street,
LONDON, S.W.1.
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Feb/1. Dear Tevence
I am delighted to hear that you and your wife can come to dinner with us at
5 Chester Place, Regent's Park, on Thursday, the 19th January, (8 p.m. - Black Tie), when we shall have with us Theodore Peters and his wife, and one or two others.
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Please refer to Item II (b) of the minutes of the Council meeting of the 5th July 1966 and Item I (b) of the minutes of the meeting of the 3rd January 1967.
The China Association have proposed as their two
new members the following:
Hr. V.H. LicNeill, C.B.E., Chairman and Managing
Director of the Glen Line Ltd.,
Kr. H.J. Collar, O.B.E.
Both these gentlemen will oe well-known to you. H Collar's place on the Working Committee will be filled by Mr H.B. Williamson, the new Secretary of the China Association.
Will you kindly advise me if you support the above two nominations.
The present status of the Council is as follows:
London Chamber of Commerce
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Mr.H.F. Bibby
Association of British Chambers of Commerce
Mr.H.S. Stebbing
Kr.N.W. Waite
Mr.J.F. Bramley
Mr.S.C. Seward, 0.B.E.
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Kr. J. Brereton
Hr. Eliot Hodgkin
Mr. J.A. Stafford
Mr. A.E. Karker
China Association
Finally Kr. A.R.B. Hore is leaving the London Chamber of Commerce at the end of January and his successor on the Working Committee is Ir. H.M. Bullard, the new Head of the Overseas Department of the Chamber.
For information
Yours sincerely,
N.F. Webb Secretary-General
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Commercial Relations and Exports Day RECEIVED IN
ARCHIVES No.31
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This is merely to let you know that Plesseys have been in touch with me about the know-how agreement they concluded with the Chinese in 1965 for the manufacture of carbon track potent:sakāss in China.
Under the terms of the agreement Plesseys have hud Chinese technicians at their factory, and it is possible that within the next few months or so the Chinese may wart Plesseys engineers in China. The firm are a little vorried about this because of the current disturbances and have sought our advice about letting en, ineers go to China.
We have taken advice from the Foreign Office on this and have informed the firm that at the moment ve have no reason to believe that foreigners in China would be
I have, badly treated or that for the time being at any rate no-one should go. however, asked Plesseys to let me know immediately they are requested by the Chinese
This firm to send engineers so that we can inform them of the current situation. has perhaps been a little remiss in not keeping in touch with us about their activities in China but they are, of course, not obliged to do so. the dramatic political situation in China they are now understandably worried.
Because of
If you have any general coments to make about visiting British engineers to China at the moment I should be glad to have them,
Whilst writing on this subject you may like to know that English Electric have
This is on an erection just sent an engineer called Phillips to China for six months. job for the Sinon-Carves fertiliser plant. I do not know whether he will have managed to call on you as he passed through Peking but I gather that he has arrived
This is encouraging. safely and has no complaints about being sent to China.
I am copying this letter to David Moss at the Foreign Office.
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