Trade Agreement - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy present their compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and with reference to discussions which have taken place between the Embassy and departments of His Majesty's Government of Nepal have the honour to state that the United Kingdom Government is pleased to note that His Majesty's Government is willing to accord to British goods entering Nepal the treatment of the most favoured nation, save for the exceptional treatment given to India and Tibet. The United Kingdom Government will continue to accord to imports from Nepal the treatment of the most favoured nation, save for the special tariff reserved for members of the Commonwealth Preference Area and the European Free Trade Association.

Accordingly, the Embassy request the Ministry to confirm that the necessary action will be taken by the Nepalese authorities in regard to British goods entering Nepal.

Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy avail themselves of this opportunity of renewing to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the assurance of their highest consideration.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Singha Durbar, Kathmandu.

The Ambassador has asked me to write to you following on the discussions you had with him on 27 August about most favoured nations treatment for British imports into Nepal and Nepalese imports into the United Kingdom. In view of the difficulties inherent in attempting to accord to Nepalese imports into the United Kingdom the same treatment that accorded under Commonwealth preference to imports originating in Commonwealth countries, he suggests that you may wish to reconsider the suggestion contained in the Foreign Ministry Note K/11-3/317 of 20 August. Meanwhile we are taking no action to inform the British authorities of the Ministry's Note.

Mr. Madhav Kumar Rimal:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Singha Durbar, Kathmandu.

IC/P 11-3/1972

Dear Mr. Charge d'Affairs,

Kindly refer to your letter No. 1118/65 dated September 27, 1965, regarding the most favoured treatment between Nepal and United Kingdom.

I am glad to inform you that His Majesty's Government of Nepal has decided to accept your Government's proposal and to grant most favoured nation treatment to the goods coming from the United Kingdom to Nepal on a reciprocal basis. Accordingly necessary instruction has already been issued to the Department concerned to grant these facilities to the British goods entering Nepal.

I shall be grateful if you will kindly take necessary measures to provide the same facilities to the Nepalese goods entering the United Kingdom and let me know when this is done.

With kind regards,

Mr. G.F. Kinnear,
Charge d' Affairs a.i.,
British Embassy
Kathmandu.
c.c. To: - The Department of Commerce.

Dear Mr. Pandeya

Thank you for you letter Ic/P. 113/1972 of 2 November from which I am pleased to note that His Majesty's Government of Nepal agreed to grant Most Favoured Nation treatment to goods coming from the United Kingdom to Nepal on a reciprocal basis.

As already advised in this Embassy's note No. 32 of 7 May the United Kingdom Government already accord to imports from Nepal the treatment of the Most Favoured Nation.

With kind regards,

Shri Govinda Raj Pandeya,
Under Secretary,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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