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Transcripts from the Prime Ministers of Australia

Holt, Harold

Period of Service: 26/01/1966 - 19/12/1967
Release Date:
03/04/1967
Release Type:
Media Release
Transcript ID:
1543
Document:
00001543.pdf 1 Page(s)
Released by:
  • McEwen, John
TARIFF PREFERENCES FOR LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES - STATEMENT BY MR J MCEWEN, ACTING PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY

( State me-nt,' by Z': m iiterst
and Minis,' JT for Trar 1,1L us r.)
The ñ iU7OAL. Cp
ofth Ast iraIicn:--sys te o f for, selected
manufactured and smL:' C. r-, oi. teo2A less doveloped
countries Mr J, œ ii. and Mirister
f or Trade and lnC' Str;,' C. 11U-."' L U02)' y.
wfaiss X inrdc.' d~ i; pr efer 2nce s
a~ waiver uwniana, r . oe rS f tdhi ue r sCt ! m12c .~ . ai:? sand had oT brtaadinee. d
It would bec nece3siary c -iLt O'U-1i srtion again before
the additional -preferi. nce., ~ r :. 7,) ueJ
Th.-in-. Lo e' u-ii s as to
-ited uul-tc SL-a 7; etul-ed and semi-
? 2afufacturod o-r~ 2-V pr f rences.
As a result the .7Qr~-c 1 auot~ s would
be un craSseC~( ) w> 1~ cx 2X aVdit1 onal products
for inclusi-on -Cne ~ yi-i r: i' cfthad been paid
to suggestions iby las:: cev.;' 6c., tre themselves
all such suy gotionc v 1qc orilr c d, Mr McEwen
said. Althoape it. aucc t the long term
benefits which . Li ( Correa dorive frrom the
Australian profo-nnc ss-; e u. 1-e-r ra'e,. dy indications
. Iiaat it hr d stmia-e rco1> ath Imoducts
t o vv hico h ffrc z i&> s I-J . c ri ont
h a s, h ov,' ev er, a ot v: LweCc ai -L 6h.. context of the
limited Au--2' 1j. 3-ir' 1 O t 1_ r hat its action
might als~ o -, erve as a Icatc to oV' 1c2CtQ c
It -wiuiJ s-ylrls: P o to be introduced
to give oifect toc the nevi ! tIro ncer, . D-cils of the commodities
involved aynl ote dinsr-i yica-s ., ou'J be available
when this legislation s rodc.
CANBERR~ A T.
3RD APRIL, 1967? 21/ 67T

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