611.47H31/56
The Consul General at Wellington (Bucklin) to the Secretary of
State
[Extract]
No. 29
Wellington, November 16, 1934.
[Received
December 5.]
Sir:
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There has just been handed to me this morning a communication from
the Right Honorable J. G. Coates, Minister of Finance and Customs,
copy of which communication is transmitted herewith. It will be
noted from this communication that the New Zealand Government is
desirous of opening conversations with a view to entering into a
reciprocal trade agreement. It is found on comparing this
communication with the records of the overtures made last year by
the New Zealand Government, that this new move is practically a
repetition of what was then undertaken, and hence requires no
lengthy explanation to the Department, which is doubtless already
fully aware of all the features of the case.
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Respectfully yours,
[Enclosure]
The New Zealand Minister of Finance and
Customs (Coates) to the
American Consul General at Wellington (Bucklin)
Wellington, 15 November,
1934.
Dear Mr. Bucklin: With reference to my
recent interview with you respecting the possibility of a trade
agreement being arranged between the Governments of the United
States of America and of this Dominion, I now have the honour to
inform you that the New Zealand Government are anxious to enter
into negotiations with this end in view.
I enclose a list of goods2 of New Zealand origin in respect of which
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it is desired that
favourable tariff concessions should be made by your country. It
is understood that certain of the goods are at present
admissible into the United States of America free of duty, but
it is thought possible that arrangements might be made whereby
those goods when of New Zealand origin might enjoy preferential
treatment.
I may say that on their part the New Zealand Government are
prepared to consider any representations which may be made for
tariff concessions on specified classes of goods of United
States origin imported into this Dominion.
I should like to take this opportunity of thanking you for your
interest in the matter and of again assuring you that the New
Zealand Government are particularly desirous that a mutually
satisfactory trade agreement should be concluded between our two
countries.
Yours faithfully,
