| EXCHANGE OF LETTERS REGARDING THE PROMOTION OF TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND ITALY New Delhi, 7 April 1952 AMBASCIATA D'ITALIA, NEW DELHI. New Delhi, the 7th April, 1952. DEAR MR. SUKTHANKAR, During the course of recent conversations between the Italian Embassy and representatives of the Government of India, held to increase
trade between the two countries during the period 1st of January 1952 to 31st December 1952 certain points which were discussed and
required explanation are clarified as follows:— (1) The Governments of Italy and India will make every effort to promote trade between the two countries and will treat fairly and
equitably all questions arising in this connection. (2) The representatives of the Government of India confirm that within the currency groups adopted by India there will be no territorial
discrimination and, accordingly, applications for licenses for import and export of goods from and to Italy shall be treated equally
favourably with applications for import and export from and to any other country of the currency group in which Italy may be placed,
in accordance with licensing procedure in force from time to time, saving any specific commitments in particular trade agreements
and ad hoc arrangements. (3) The representatives of the Government of Italy confirm that as regards imports or exports into and from Italy, India shall enjoy
the same treatment as is accorded to countries of the sterling area group in the Italian foreign trade regulations, saving any specific
commitments in particular quota trade agreements. (4) The regulations relating to the control of imports and exports as established by the two Governments for each period will be made
known through Public Notices. It is understood that these regulations are liable to be modified from time to time. (5) The representatives of the two Governments agree to give all possible facilities for publicity in their respective countries to
the commodities available for export in the other country. The lists of goods presently available in Italy and in India are included
in enclosures "A" and'`B" respectively. These lists are not exhaustive. (6) All payments and settlements in relation to imports and exports between the two countries shall be regulated in accordance with
the Sterling Payment Agreement between the Government of U.K. and the Government of Italy, dated the 21st December 1950. (7) The two Governments will use their best endeavours to promote the shipping of the two countries and they will give fair and equitable
treatment to all questions arising in this connection. Yours sincerely, (Sd.) SIDNEY PRINA RICOTTI,
Ambassador for Italy. Y.N. SUKTHANKAR,
Esquire, I.C.S., Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, New Delhi. SCHEDULE "A" LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FROM ITALY FOR EXPORT TO INDIA Products of the dairy industry. Silk-worm seeds. Garlic onions and other fresh vegetables. Seed potatoes. Dried fruits. Cauliflower
seeds mother vegetable seeds. Dyeing and tanning material. Tomato preserves. Other food preserves. Tinned foodstuffs (fruit pulps,
condiments, etc.). wines Vermouth Marsala liquors. sea salt and rock salt. Marble and alabaster raw.Cement, asbestos cement and lime.
Asbestos, raw and in sheets, unsuitable for weaving. Citric acid. Tartaric acid and cream of tartar. Organic chemical products. Inorganic
chemical products. Bleaching powder. Earths, bleaching. Pharmaceutical products and medicinal preparations. Photographic materials
(paper, films, plates, etc.). Cinema Bllm, sensitized, unexposed. Cinema film, exposed. Tanning extracts. Essential oils. Moulding
powders, celluloid, bakelite and the like. Rubber manufactures including threads, tubes, belting, etc. Giant rubber tyres and tubes,
not manufactured in India. Rubber contraceptives. Textile accessories for spinning and weaving (tubes, bobbins, shuttles, etc.).
Hardboards (impermeable and porous). Cork, unwrought, and cork manufactures. Prefabricated houses. Cigarette paper. Other paper and
cardboards. Manufactures of paper and cardboards. Books, magazines, newspapers, printed papers, music scores and music books. Periodicals.
Silkworm cocoons. Raw silk. Silk fabrics and manufactures. Carded wool, raw. Fabrics and manufactures of wool. Woollen blankets and
plaids, shawls and scarves. Sewing thread. Umbrella cloth. Oil cloth. Elastic tapes and fabrics. Felts for paper mills. Felts for
hats and caps. Marble and alabaster, wrought. Manufactures of asbestos cement. Graphite crucibles. Refractory material and manufacture
thereof. Ceramics, porcelain and majolioa. Glass articles for technical use. Glass beads. Railway and tramway axles, wheels and tyres.
Manufactures of aluminium and alloys thereof. Collapsible tubes for paints, perfumery, varnishes and the like. Magnesium alloys and
manufactures thereof. lead, tin, zinc, and a loys thereof. Table cutlery. Drilling machines. Electric bulbs of all types and electrical
material, including carbon and graphite electrodes. Welding electrodes. Motors of all kinds, including piston engines. Internal combustion
engines for vehicles of cylinder capacity above 4,000 cu. cm. Turbines. Exhaust fans. Pumps, compressors, motor compressors, ventilators,
air-circulators and parts thereof. Industrial furnaces. Machinery and plant for refrigeration and cold storage industries, and parts
thereof. Machinery for mills, macaroni works and bakeries, and parts thereof. Agricultural machinery and parts thereof. Machinery
for the aerated water industry and other beverages, and parts thereof. Presses, hydraulic and of other types. Machinery for the paper
industry, and parts thereof. Machinery for the printing industry, and parts thereof. Machinery for book binding, and parts thereof.
Card clothing. Machinery for the textile, hatters, knitting and hosiery industries and parts thereof. Dyeing, bleaching and mercerising
machinery and parts thereof. Tanning machinery and parts thereof. Domestic sewing machines and parts thereof. Industrial sewing machines
and parts thereof Machine tools, including automatic machine tools. Lathes, automatic, vertical, etc. Wood-working machinery. Machinery
for working moulding powders, and parts thereof. Typewriters, adding and calculating machines, and parts thereof. Cash registers
and parts thereof. Machinery for mines and quarries, and parts thereof. Building and construction machinery, and parts thereof Machinery
and instruments for the manufacture of electric bulbs, and parts thereof. Air-conditioning machinery and plants, and parts thereof.
Other machinery, not otherwise specified. Transformers and auto-transformers. Electric Generators and motors. Porcelain insulators.
High speed generators. Electric stoves, refrigerators, water-heaters, and parts thereof. X-ray tubes and valves. Materials and apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy and radio reception and broadcasting. Electrical appliances and parts thereof,
not otherwise specified. Railway rolling stock. Tractors and spare parts thereof Auto-vehicles. Auto-vehicles, industrial. Parts
and accessories of auto-vehicles. Motor-cycles, cycles, motor-scooters, and parts thereof. Spectacles, sun-glasses and goggles. Scientific
and engineering and optical instruments and optical material. Photographic apparatus, including their cases. Apparatus and equipment
for cinematography Time-pieces And clocks, including time-keepers. Accordions and other musical instruments. Arms and ammunition
for sport. Brushes, painters' and other types. Stntionery. Products Of the printing industry. SCHEDULE "B" LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FROM INDIA FOR EXPORT TO ITALY Oilseeds: Niger seed and Kardioeed. Oils non-essential: (a) Linseed oil, (b) Castor oil. Niger seed oil and Kardiseed oil. Spices.
Tea. Coffee. Cocoa. Lac and shellac. Gums and resins other than gum arabic and resin. Mineral ores: (a) Manganese ore, (b) Kyanite
ore, (c) Chrome ore (other than high grade chrome ore), (d) Bauxite. Mica. Turpentine vegetable. Coal. Animal hair nnd animal horns.
Bristles. Bones crushed and bonegrist. Guts. Goat and sheep skins and lamb fur skins (Amritsar Papras). Dry fruits—Cashew kernel,.etc.
Wool, raw. Certain types Of wood and timber. Drugs and medicines and other pharmaceutical products. Essential oils. Alkaloids (Opium).
Canes and rattans. Coir, coir yarn and other coir manufactures. Cotton raw and cotton waste. Silk waste. Shells—tortoise shells and
sea shells.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY New Delhi, the 7th April, 1952. DEAR SIGNOR RICOTTI, I write to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date with enclosure. The letter reads as follows:— "During the course
of recent conversation between the Italian Embassy and representatives of the Government of India, held to increase trade between
the two countries during the period 1st of January 1952 to 31st December 1952 certain points which were discussed and required explanation
are clarified as follows:— (1) The Governments of Italy and India will make every effort to promote trade between the two countries and will treat fairly and
equitably all questions arising in this connection. (2) The representatives of the Government of India confirm that within the currency groups adopted hy lndia there will be no territorial
discrimination and, accordingly, applications for licences for import and export of goods from and to Italy shall be treated equally
favourably with applications for import and export from and to any other country of the currency group in which Italy may be placed,
in accordance with licensing procedure in force from time to time, saving any specific commitments in particular trade agreements
and ad hoc arrangements. (3) The representatives of Government of Italy confirm that as regards imports or exports into and from Italy, India shall enjoy the
same treatment as is accorded to countries of the sterling area group in the Italian foreign trade regulations, saving any specific
commitments in particular quota trade agreements. (4) The regulations relating to the control of imports and exports as established by the two Governments for each period will be made
known through Public Notices. It is understood that these regulations are liable to be modified from time to time. (5) The representatives of the two Governments agree to give all possible facilities for publicity in their respective countries to
the commodities available for export in the other country. The lists of goods presently available in Italy and in India are included
in enclosures "A" and "B", respectively. These lists are not exhaustive. (6) All payments and settlements in relation to imports and exports between the two countries shall be regulated in accordance with
the Sterling Payment Agreement between the Government of U.K. and the Government of Italy dated 21st December 1950. 7) The two Governments
will use their best endeavours to promote the shipping of the two countries and they will give fair and equitable treatment to all
questions arising in this connection." The enclosures read as follows:— SCHEDULE "A" LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FROM ITALY FOR EXPORT TO INDIA. Products of the dairy industry. Silk worm seeds. Garlic onions and other fresh vegetables. Seed potatoes. Dried fruits. Cauliflower
seeds, mother vegetable seeds. Dyeing and tanning material. Tomato preserves. Other food preserves. Tinned foodstuffs (fruit pulps,
condiments, etc.). Wines, Vermouth, marsala, liquors. Sea salt and rock salt. Marble and alabaster, raw. Cement, asbestos cement
and lime. Asbestos, raw and in sheets, unsuitable for weaving. Citric acid. Tartaric acid and eream of tartar. Organic chemical products.
Inorganic chemical products. Bleaching powder. Earths, bleaching. Pharmaceutical products and medicinal preparations. Photographic
materials (paper, films, plates, etc.). Cinema film, sensitized, unexposed. Cinema film, exposed. Tanning extracts. Essential oils.
Moulding powders, celluloid, bakelite and the like. Rubber manufactures including threads, tubes, belting, etc. Giant rubber tyres
and tubes, not manufactured in India. Rubber contraceptives. Textile accessories for spinning and weaving (tubes, bobbins, shuttles,
etc.). Hardboards (impermeable and porous). Cork, unwrought, and cork manufactures. Prefabricated houses. Cigarette paper. Other
paper and cardboards. Manufactures of paper and cardboards. Books, magazines, newspapers, printed papers, music scores and music
books. Periodicals. Silkworm cocoons. Raw silk. Silk fabrics and manufactures. Carded wool, raw. Fabrics and manufactures of wool.
Woollen blankets and plaid, shawls and scarves. Sewing thread. Umbrella cloth. Oil cloth. Elastic tapes and fabrics. Felts for paper
mills. Felts for hats and caps. Marble and alabaster, wrought. Manufactures of asbestos cement. Graphite crucibles. Refractory material
and manufactures thereof. Ceramics, porcelain and majolica. Glass articles for technical use. Glass beads. Railway and tramway axles,
wheels and tyres. Manufactures of aluminium and alloys thereof. Collapsible tubes for paints, perfumery, varnishes and the like.
Manufactures of lead, tin, zinc, and alloys thereof. Tools and instruments for arts and crafts and agriculture. Table cutlery. Drilling
machines. Electric bulbs of all types and electrical material, including carbon and graphite electrodes. Welding electrodes. Motors
of all kinds, including piston engines. Internal combustion engines for vehicles of cylinder capacity about 4, 000 cu. cm. Turbines.
Exhaust fans. Pumps, compressors, motor-compressors, ventilators, aircirculators and parts thereof. Industrial furnaces. Machinery
and plant for refrigeration and cold storage industries, and parts thereof. Machinery for mills, macaroni works and bakeries, and
parts thereof. Agricultural machinery and parts thereof. Machinery for the aerated water industry and other beverages, and parts
thereof Presees, hydraulic and of other types. Machinery for the paper industry, and parts thereof. Machinery for the printing industry,
and parts thereof. Machinery for book-binding, and parts thereof. Card clothing. Machinery for the textile, hatters, knitting and
hosiery industries, and parts thereof. Dyeing, bleaching and mercerising machinery and parts thereof. Tanning machinery and parts
thereof. Domestic sewing machines and parts thereof. Industrial sewing machines and parts thereof. Machine tools, including automatic
machine tools. Lathes, automatic, vertical, etc. Wood-working machinery. Machinery for working moulding powders, and parts thereof.
Typewriters, adding and calculating machines, and parts thereof. Cash registers and parts thereof Machinery for mines and quarries,
and parts thereof. Building and construction machinery, and parts thereof. Machinery and instruments for the manufacture of electric
bulbs, and parts thereof. Air-conditioning machinery and plants and parts thereof. Other machinery, not otherwise specified. Transformer
and auto-transformers. Electric generators and motors. Porcelain insulators. High speed generators. Electric stoves, refrigerators,
waterheaters, and parts thereof. X-ray tubes and valves. Materials and apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy and radio reception and broadcasting. Electrical
appliances and parts thereof, not otherwise specified. Railway rolling stock. Tractors and spare parts thereof. Auto-vehicles. Auto-vehicles,
industrial. Parts and accessories of auto-vehicles. Motor-cycles, cycles, motor-scooters, and parts thereof. Spectacles, sun-glasses
and goggles. Scientific and engineering and optical instruments and optical material. Photographic apparatus, including theu cases.
Apparatus and equipment for cinematography. Time-pieces and clocks, including time-keepers. Accordians and other musical instruments.
Arms and ammunition for sport. Brushes, painters' and other types. Stationery articles. Products of the printing industry. "SCHEDULE B LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FROM INDIA FOR EXPORT TO ITALY. Oilseeds: Niger seed and Kardiseed. Oils, non-essential: (a) Linseed oil, (b) Castor oil. Niger seed oil and Kardiseed oil. Spices.
Tea. Coffee. Cocoa. Lac and shellac. Gums and resins other than gum arabic and resin. Mineral ores: (a) Manganese ore, (b) Kyanite
ore, (c) Chrome ore (other than high grade chrome ore), (d) Bauxite. Mica. Turpentine vegetable. Coal. Animal hair and animal horns.
Bristles. Bones crushed and bonsgrist. Guts. Goat and sheep skins and lamb fur skins, (Amritsar Papras). Dry fruits—Cashew kernel,
etc. Wool, raw. Certain types of wood and timber. Drugs and medicines and other pharmaceutical products. Essential oils. Alkaloids
(Opium). Canes and rattans. Coir, coir yarn and other coir manufactures. Cotton raw and cotton waste. Silk waste. Shells—tortoise
shells and sea shells." I confirm that this sums up correctly the result of the discussions between the representatives of India and Italy. Yours sincerely, (Sd.) Y.N. SUKTHANKAR. H.E. SIGNOR SIDNEY PRINA RICOTTI,
Italian Ambassador, New Delhi. |
