Indian Treaty Series

New Delhi, 3 September 1951

ROYAL NORWEGTAN LEGATION

New Delhi, September 3rd, 1951.

Dear Mr. VENKATARAMAN,

I refer to our recent discussions regarding trade between India and Norway for the period May 1st, 1951 to December 31st, 1951, and would like to put the following points on record:

1. The Representatives of the Government of India and Norway confirmed that within the currency group there would be no territorial discrimination, and accordingly applications for licences for import of goods from one country into the other would be treated equally favourably by the two Governments as compared to any country of the same currency group in accordance with the licensing procedure in force from time to time saving any exceptional commitments in particular trade agreements.

2. The Representatives on both sides expressed the desire to endeavour to expand the trade between the two countries as much as possible, and items that are in short supply in one country, will be licensed for export from the other, provided that item or items in question is or are not banned for export and provided people of the trade, through the normal trade channels, come to terms regarding prices and other conditions.

Applications for export licences to either country will be treated equally favourably by the two Governments as compared to such applications made for any other country of the same currency group in accordance with the licensing procedure in force from time to time, saving any exceptional commitments in particular trade agreements as mentioned above. It is understood that either Government may have made or may make trade agreements with a third country which prermits imports into and exports from Norway or India which are otherwise prohibited. Both parties agreed that if any vital Norwegian or Indian export or import item is thereby affected, the party which has entered into such a trade agreement shall inform the other party of the agreement with a view to considering whether similar facilities and advantages may be extended to the other party.

The Representatives of Norway stated that within the framework of the Organisation for European Economic Co-opreation important concessions have been granted to the Member Nations of above-mentioned organisation as regards import licensing, and these concessions have also been extended to India.

5. The Representatives on both sides agreed to give and assist in giving the widest possible publication of lists of goods available for export in both countries as and when required by the other party. A list of some of the items available from Norway at the moment is enclosed herewith for this purpose.

6. Both the countries will inform each other of exchanges in their licensing policies and regulations as and when such changes are made.

7. As regards shipping, Norway and India will use their best endeavours to give a fair and equitable treatment to all questions arising in this connection.

8. As India requires technical assistance to build up new industries and improve existing ones, the Norwegian Government is prepared to encourage Norwegian companies and individuals to place their experience at the disposal of Indian interested parties. The two Governments will be pleased to assist in arranging for contacts in various fields, but it is, of course, understood that contracts in this respect will be made direct between the parties concerned in accordance with foreign exchange and other regulations in force.

9. The Norwegian representatives continue to attach importance to the considerations, mentioned during last year's trade talks, about the position of newcomers in the Indian import trade and the working of the licensing machinery in Indian. They trust that the Government of India will be able to take them into account in formulating its licensing policy.

Yours sincerely,
(Sd.) PER C. PROITZ, Charge d'Affaires a. i.

S.A. VENKATARAMAN, Esquire,
I.C.S., Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi.

LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FROM NORWAY FOR EXPORT TO INDIA

Fresh frozen Herring and Fish, canned fish, smoked Herrings and air dried Herrings, cheese, ice cream powder. Seed potatoes. Medicinal and industrial cod liver oil. Vitamin products, laminaria pins, other drugs. Beer. Calcium carbide. Sulphited cellulose extract (Liquid or powder). Chemical fertilizers. Auxiliaries for tanneries, textile and washing agents industry, fatty alcohols and products from sperm oil. Alginates for the textile industry and other alginates. Mechanical and chemical pulp. Newsprint and paper of all sorts, cardboard and pasteboard. Soft and hard wallboard. Staple fibre. Electroaste. Ferrosilicon, all grades. Rosenalls. Fish hooks. Welding equipment. Testing machines, automatic bag scales, textile machinery, electric motors and diesel engines, pump sets, electric hoists, machine tools, wood working machinery, chaff cutter knives, kitchen scales, rivets, bolts and nuts, hand tools, electric safety handlamps, wireless receivers. Neon transformers, stapling machines, concrete mixers, machines for moulding hollow concrete building blocks, concrete pipes presses, belt grinders, cooking apparatus of the Primus type, electric hot water containers, machines for the nutrition industry. Inert, gases. Formaline and resins, other chemicals. Products of caseine. Transmission belting, pulp stones, grinding wheels, abrasives. Fishing vessels made from timber.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

New Delhi, the 3rd September, 1951.

Dear Mr. Proitz, I write to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date with enclosure. The letter reads as follows:

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I confirm that this sums up correctly the result of discussions between the Representatives of India and Norway.

2. I would add, however, that the position explained in Paras (1) and (2) of your letter is subject to exception in respect of neighbouring countries and imports by country craft.

3. A list of some of the items available for export from India is enclosed.

Yours sincerely,

(Sd . ) S.A. VENKATARAMAN.

PER C. PROITZ, Esquire,
Charge d'Affaires a.i. of Norway, New Delhi.

ENCLOSURE LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT FROM INDIA TO NORWAY.

Cotton textile8 excluding powerloom cloth. Jute good6. Raw wool and woollen manufactures including carpets and rugs but excluding woollen yarns. Coirs mats and other manufactures. Cotton waste. Leather and leather goods. Rubber goods except tyres and tubes. Raw and tanned goatskins. Myrobolans. Sports goods. Drugs and medicines. Essential oils and oilseeds. Sandalwood and sandalwood oil. Groundnut and groundnut oil. Linseed and linseed oil. Castor oil. Spices including pepper, chillies, ginger, turmeric, cardamom, pickles, chutneys, condiments, eurrey powder. Cashewnuts. Tea. Coffee. Tobacco. Shellac. Mica. Manganese ore and magnesite. Crushed bones. Rose and other timber except fire-wood, Railway sleepers, timber used for Railway sleepers, Girian wood and Papita wood.

TRADE ARRANGEMENT EXTENDED EXCHANGE OF LETTERS, NEW DELHI, 13 SEPTEMBER 1952.

ROYAL NORWEGIAN LEGATION

New Delhi, the 13th September, 1952.

Dear Mr. KAUL,

I refer to our recent discussions regarding trade between India and Norway and confirm my Government's agreement to the extension of the arrangement set out in the letters exchanged hetween the Representatives of the two Governments on the 3rd of September, 1951, for a further period of two years commencing the 1st of January, 1952, subject to the substitution of the revised Schedules attached for those referred to in paragraph 5 of the old Agreement. The revised Schedules A and B will, however, he effective only for the first year of the agreement ending the 31st of Decemher, 1952.

I also confirm my Government's agreement to the negotiation of fresh Schedules for the calendar year 1953. A list of some of the goods available from Norway for export to India is enclosed herewith.

Yours sincerely,
(Sd.) PER C. PROITZ, Charge d'Affaires a.i.

KN. KAUL, Esq.,
Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industly, New Delhi.

SCHEDULE A

LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FROM NORWAY FOR EXPORT TO INDIA

Fresh frozen Herring and fish, canned fish, smoked Herrings and air dried Herrings, cheese, ice cream powder. Medicinal and industrial Cod Liver oil. Vitamin concentrates, laminaria pins,other drugs. Beer. Calcium carbide. Auxiliaries for tanneries, textile and washing agents and alginates for the textile industry of types permissible for import into India. Mechanical and chemical pulp. Newsprint and paper of types permissible for import into India, cardboard and pasteboard. Fish hooks. Welding equipment. Testing machines, machine tools, tools for machines, wood working machinery, power driven chaffcutter, knives of types permissible for import into India, bifurcated and tinmen's rivets, handtools, electric handlamps. Neon transformers, stapling machines, concrete mixers, machines for moulding hollow concrete building blocks, concrete pipe presses, cooking apparatus of the Primus type, electric hot water containers, machines for the food industry. Resins and certain chemicals. Pulp stones required for paper mills, abrasives (emery fillets crocus paper, water proof abrasive paper and cloth and emery grain, powder, etc.). Fishing vessels made from timber. Industrial aromatics (dry flavours). Butyl acetate. Acetic acid excluding sodium acetite, chromium acetite, Turkey Red oil. Fatty acids excluding oleic and stearic acids. Labels (or lithographies). Ferro-chrome. Machinery for the manufacture of matches. Vegetable cream. Condensed milk. Coated textile under P.V.C. Nitogerzeous products. Bicarbonate of ammonia. Products of Sperm oil. Fatty Alcohols derived from the oils of the Sperm whale, Circular loons except: (i) Looms similar to R. & O type; (ii) Looms similar to U.L. type; and (iii) Sacking and hessian looms of all reed spaces plain and twill motion. Bouillon cubes. Rennet casein. Electric hoists. Iron and steel soil pipes. Locks fitted to suit-cases.

Dear Mr. PROITZ.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

New Delhi, the 13th September, 1952.

I write to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date with enclosure. The letter reads as follows:—

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I confirm that this sums up correctly the result of the discussions between the Representatives of India and Norwav. I enclose herewith Schedule B containing a list of some of the goods available for export from India to Norway.

Yours sincerely, (Sd.) K.N. KAUL.

Per C. PROITZ,
Esq., Charge d'Affaires a.i. of Norway, New Delhi.

SCHEDULE B LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT FROM INDIA TO NORWAY

Cotton textiles Rayon fabucs. Jute goods. Raw wool and woollen manufactures including carpets and rugs but excluding woollen yarns. Coir and coir products. Cotton waste. Rubber goods. Raw goatskins. Leather—Tanned hides and skins. Myrobalans and extracts. Sports goods. Drugs and medicines. Essential oils and oil-seeds. Sandalwood and sandalwood oil. Groundnut oil. Hydrogenated oils. Shark liver oil. Spices including pepper, chillies, ginger, turmeric, cardamom, pickles, chutneys, condiments, curry powder. Tea. Coffee. Tobacco. Shellac. Manganese ore and magnesite. Crushed bones. Rose wood, pall wood, laurel wood, certain other types of wood. Glycerine. Potassium bromide. M agnesium chloride. Naphthalene. Potassium nitrate. Linoleum. Fibre for brushes and brooms.cottage industry products, e.g. Handloom (cotton and silk) artistic Silver, brass and bidri products, ivory articles, wood carvings, etc. Feathers of domestic birds sugar Iron ore Flax hnen cigarettes. Methylated spirits

ROYAL NORWEGIAN LEGATION

New Delhi, the 13th September, 1962

Dear Mr. KAUL,

During the discussions that preceded today's conclusion of the Indo-Norwegian Trade Agreement, your Representatives informed me that several of the Norwegian commodities which it was proposed to include in the Norwegian list of exports to India would have to be deleted from the said list either because the import was banned or because the Government of India's import policy had not yet been announced. I should be grateful to have your confirmation that in the event of the Government of India permitting the import of the goods now excluded from the Norwegian list of exports, there would be no objection to the addition of these goods to the Norwegian list of exports.

Yours sincerely,

(Sd.) PER C. PROITZ,
Charge d'Affaires a.i.

K.N. KAUL, Esq.,
Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

New Delhi, the 13th September, 1952

Dear Mr. Proitz,

I am in receipt of your letter of even date which reads as follows:

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2. I confirm that in the event of the Government of India permitting the import of goods now excluded from the Norwegian list of exports to India, there will be no objection to the addition of these goods to the said list.

Yours sincerely,

(Sd.) K.N. KAUL.

Per C. PROITZ Esq.,
Charge d'Affaires a.i. of Norway, New Delhi.

SCHEDULES FOR 1953 EXCHANGE OF LETTERS, NEW DELHI, 26 JUNE, 1953

ROYAL NORWEGIAN LEGATION.

Delhi, the 26th June, 1963.

Dear Mr. BHOOTHALINGAM,

I refer to our recent discussions regarding revision of Schedules for the year 1953 for incorporation in the trade arrangement between India and Norway set out in the letters exchanged between the Representatives of the two Governments on the 3rd September, 1951 and 13th September, 1952. As agreed fresh Schedules "A" and "B" copies of which are attached should form part of the arrangement for 1953.

Yours sincerely,

(Sd.) K. LYKKE.

S. BHOOTHALINGAM, Esq.,
I.C.S. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi.

SCHEDULE A

LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FROM NORWAY FOR EXPORT TO INDIA

Fresh frozen Herring and Fish Canned Fish Smoked Herrings, Herrings Cheese, Ice cream Powder Medicinal and Industrial Cod Liver Oil. sperm Oil. Vitamin Concentrates, Laminaria Pins, Other Drugs (permissible types). Beer. Calcium Carbide. AuxUiaries for Tanneries, Textile and Washing Agents Industry, such as Fatty Alcohols and Products from sperm oil of permissible types. Alginates for the Textile Industry and other Alginates (permissible types). Planed Wood and Box Boards. Mechanical and Chemical Pulp. Newsprint (permissible types) and Paper of all sorts, cardboard and Pasteboard. Porous Insulation Boards, Semi-Hard and Hard Boards and Oil Tempered Boards. Staple Fibre. Envelopes. Rose Nails. Fish Hooks, Electrode Paste. Welding Equipment. Soldering Metal for Aluminium. Motor Locomotives for haulage and shunting work—up to 15 tons. Testing Machines, Automatic Bag Scales, Electric Motors (permissible types), Marine type Diesel Engines and Semi-Diesel Engines (permissible types), Electric Hoists, Machine Tools, Tools for Machines, Woodworking Machinery, Pneumatic Tools, Hand Tools, Kitchen Scales, Rivets, Screws, Bolts and Nuts, Electric Safety Lamps. Neon Transformers, Stapling Machines, Concrete Mixers, Machines for moulding hollow concrete building blocks, Concrete Pipe Presses, Belt Grinders, Crankshaft Grinders, Cooking Apparatus of the Primus type, Electric Hot Water containers, Machines for the food industry. Formaldehyde, Synthetic Resins for coatings, Urea Formaldehyde, Synthetic Resin Glue, Phenolic and IJrea Moulding Powder. Power Units for grindstones. Transmission Gear (permissible types). Belting, Grinding Wheels and Abrasives (permissible types). Fishing Vessels made from Timber (permisssible types). Industrial Aromatics (Dry flavours). Butyl Acetate. Acetic Acid. Ferro-Chrome. Vegetable Cream. Hardened (Hydrogenated) Fish Oil and Whale Oil, Fatty Acids. Fertilizers and Technical Nitrogenous Products (permissible types). Bouillon Cubes. Rennet casein. Thermo Plastics and Plastic Powder of permissible types. Artificial Horn. Iron and Steel Soil Pipes. Galvanized and Black Pipes. Copper Sub-Oxide. Hydraulic Brake Fluids. Wire Netting. Circular Weaving Looms for Hosepipe. Fire Hoses (Flax). Micro Minerals (Microdol and Micro-Sulphur). Dictating Machines. Art Silk yarn and thread.

SCHEDULE B

LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FROM INDIA TO NORWAY

Cotton textile, Silk fabrics, Rayon fabrics. Jute goods. Raw wool and woollen manufactures including carpets and rugs but excluding woollen yarns. Coir and coir products. Cotton waste. Rubber goods. Raw goatskins. Leather—Tanned hides and skins. Myrobalans and extracts. Sports goods. Drugs and medicines. Essential oils and oil-seeds. Sandalwood and sandalwood oil. Groundnut oil. Castor oil. Hydrogenated oils. Shark Liver oil. Spices including pepper, chillies, ginger, turmeric cardamom, pickles, chutneys, condiments, curry powder. Tea. Tobacco. Shellac. Manganese Ore and Magnesite. Crushed bones. Rose wood, pall wood, laurel wood, certain other types of wood. Paraffin wax. Glycerine. Potassium Bromide. Magnesium chloride. Naphthalene. Potassium nitrate. Bicromates. Linoleum. Fibre for brushes and brooms. Cottage Industry Products, e.g Handloom (cotton and silk), artistic silver, brass and bidri products, ivory articles, wood carvings, etc. Feathers of domestic birds. Iron ore. Flax Linen. Cigarettes. Methylated spirits.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

New Delhi, the 26th June, 1953.

Dear Mr. LYKKE,

I write to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date with enclosures. The letter reads as follows "I refer to our recent discussions regarding revision of Schedules for the year 1953 for incorporation in the trade arrangement between India and Norway set out in the letters exchanged between the Representatives of the two Governments on the 3rd September, 1951 and 13th September, 1952. As agreed fresh Schedules 'A' end 'B' copies of which are attached should form part of the arrangement for 1953." I confirm that this sums up correctly the result of the discussions between the Representatives of India and Norway.

Yours sincerely,
(Sd.) S. BHOOTHALINGAM.

HE. Mr. K. LYKKE,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Royal Norwegian Legation, New Delhi.

FURTHER EXTENSION (1954) EXCHANGE OF LETTERS, NEW DELHI, 20 FEBRUARY, 1954.

ROYAL NORWEGIAN LEGATION

New Delhi, the 20th February, 1954.

Dear Mr. IENGAR,

I refer to our recent discussions regarding trade between India and Norway and confirm my Government's agreement to the extension of the arrangement set out in the letters exchanged between the Representatives of the two Governments on the 3rd of September, 1951 and 13th September, 1952 for a further period of one year commencing the 1st of January 1954 subject to the substitution of the revised Schedules attached for those referred to in paragraph 5 of the old Agreement.

Yours sincerely
(Sd.) K. LYKKE.

H.V.R. IENGAR, Esquire.,
Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi.

SCHEDULE A

LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FROM NORWAY FOR EXPORT TO INDIA

Fresh Frozen Herring and Fish and Canned Fish. Cheese, Ice Cream Powder. Medicinal and Industrial Cod Liver Oil. Sperm Oil. Vitamin Concentrates, Laminaria Pins, other Drugs (permissible types). Beer. Calcium Carbide. Auxiliaries for Tanneries, Textile and Washing Agents Industry, such as Fatty Alcohols and Products from Sperm Oil of permissible types. Alginates for the textile Industry and other Alginates (permissible types). Planed Wood Boards. Mechanical and chemical Pulp. Newsprint (permissible types) and paper of all sorts, Cardboard and Pasteboard. Porous Insulation Boards, Semi-Hard and Hard Boards and Oil tempered Boards. Staple Fibre. Envelopes. Rose Nails. Fish Hooks, Electrode Paste. Welding Equipment. Soldering metal for Aluminium. Testing Machines, Motor Locomotives for haulage and shunting work up to 16 tons, automatic Bag Scales, Electric Motors (permissible types), Marine type Diesel Engines and Semi-Diesel Engines (permissible types), Pumping Sets (permissible types), Electric Hoists, Machine Tools, Tools for machines, Woodworking Machinery, Pneumatic tools, Hand Tools, Kitchen Scales, Rivets, Screws, Bolts and Nuts, Electric Safety Lamps. Neon Transformers, Stapling Machines, Concrete Mixers, Machines for moulding hollow concrete building blocks, Concrete Pipe Presses, Belt Grinders, Crankshaft Grinders, Electric Hot Water Containers, Machines for the Food Industry. Formaldehyde, Synthetic Resins for coatings, Urea Formaldehyde, Synthetic Resin Glue, Phenolic and Urea Moulding Powder. Power units for grindstone. Transmission Gear (permissible types). Belting, Grinding Wheels and Abrasives (permissible types) Fishing Vessels made from timber (permissible types). Industrial Aromatics (dry flavours). Butyl Acetate. Acetic Acid. Ferro-chrome, Ferrosilicon Ferro-manganese and Silico-manganese, Vegetable cream. Hardened (hydrogenated) Fish Oil and Whale Oil, Fatty Acids. Fertilizers and Technical Nitrogenous Products (permissible types). Bouillon Extract. Rennet Casein. Thermo—plastics and Plastic Powder of permissible types. Artificial Horn. Galvanized and Black Steel Pipes. Copper Sub-oxide. Hydraulic—brake Fluids. Wire Netting. Circular Weaving Looms for hosepipe. Fire Hoses (Flax). Micro Minerals (Microdol and Micro-Sulphur). Art Silk Yarn and Thread. Office Equipment: Cash Registers, Dictating Machmes and other permissible items, Margarine, Adhesive Gauze bandages, Medicinal Plaster, Technical Adhesive Tape, Lipstick.

SCHEDULE B

LIST OF SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FROM INDIA FOR EXPORT TO NORWAY

Cotton Textiles. Silk Fabrics. Rayon Fabrics. Jute Goods. Raw Wool and Woollen Manufactures including carpets and rugs but excluding woollen yarns. Coir and Coir Products. Cotton Waste. Rubber Goods. Raw Goatskins. Leather-Tanned Hides and Skins. Myrobalans and Extracts. Sports Goods. Drugs and Medicines. Essential Oils and Oil-seeds. Sandalwood and Sandalwood Oil. Groundnut oil. Castor Oil. Hydrogenated Oils. Shark Liver Oil. Spices including pepper, chillies, ginger, turmeric, cardamon, pickles, chutneys, condiments, curry powder. Tea. Tobacco. Shellac. Manganese Ore and Magnesite. Crushed Bones. Rose Wood, Pali Wood, Laurel Wood, certain other types of wood. Paraffin Wax. Glycerine. Potassium Bromide. Magnesium Chloride. Naphthalene. Potassium Nitrate. Bichromates. Linoleum. Fibre for brushes and brooms. Cottage Industry Products, e.g. handloom (cotton and silk), artistic silver, brass, bidri and other metal products, ivory articles, wood carvings, grass and fibre products etc. Feathers of domestic birds. Iron ore. Flax linen. Cigarettes. Methylated spirits. Coffee raw.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Dear Mr. LYKKE,

New Delhi, the 20th February, 1964.

I write to acknowledge receipt of your letter of to day's date. The letter reads as follows

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I confirm that this sums up correctly the result of the discussions between the Representatives of India and Norway.

Yours sincerely,
(Sd.) H.V.R. IENGAR.

H.E. Mr. K. LYKKE,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Royal Norwegian Legation, New Delhi.