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1 1. To intensify and facilitate the promotion of mutual friendly and close relations, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taipei, and the Ministry of Commerce, Bangkok, discussed matters o-fmutualinterest. Following conclusions were reached. 2. The Ministry of Commerce, Bangkok, was keen to promote the i-mnnrtation of Thai products into the Taiwan area, such as fr-uits, coffee beans, tapioca products, beer, liquor, etc. 3. The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taipei, agreed to lower thecustoms import tariff rates, subject to the final approval ofthe Legislative Yuan, on the following items: (1) Tapioca pellets - from the present 20% to 13%. (2) Tapioca flour - from the present 17% or NT$1200/MT to 13%or NT$918/MT, depending on which is higher. 4. In addition, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taipei, agreedto relax restrictions on the following items: (1) Fruits: importation of drains, mangosteens and rambutanswere allowed without quantitative restriction. As for you-ng coconuts, an initial annual quota of two hundred and t-wenty-one (221) tons, based on 1983-1985 average import q-uantity from Thailand, were allocated. (2) Coffee beans: following the prevailing practice, Thai cof- fee beans (not roasted) were allowed to be imported into the Taiwan area at the customs import duty of 5%. (3) Glutinous rice and flour: the restrictions on importationalong with purchasing 30% of local glutinous flour for theprocess of products for export were lifted. The Thai glut-inous rice and flour would be allowed to import according to the export-processing need of the manufactures of the Taiwan area. (4) Vermicelli, pepper and roasted coffee products were allow- ed to be imported. 5. The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taipei, was enthusiastic tosee its government office in Bangkok, i.e. the Far East TradeOffice, to be fairly upgraded to reflect its officially (TheTaipei Representative Office in Bangkok is preferable at thepresent time), and its personnel to be entitled to enjoy thecourtesies and privileges as international organizations acc-orded. 6. The Ministry of Commerce, Bangkok, informed the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taipei, of the following Thai government d-ecisions: (1) Thai government would issue the staff members of the FarEast Trade Office visas for a duration up to three years. (2) Thai government would reimburse the import taxes paid tothe Government of Thailand by the said office and its sta-ff members for: (a) Five (5) cars bought for official use in Thailand, and(b) Cigarettes and alcohol as requested earlier by the off- ice mentioned above. (3) Staff members of the said office enjoy the privileges ofentering the Bangkok International Airport as the diploma-ts of other countries do. (4) The Ministry of Commerce, Bangkok, agreed to convey the s- aid request in paragraph 5 to the authorities concerned inBangkok for consideration. 7. The authorities concerned in Taipei also agreed to reciproca-lly accord the same privileges specified in paragraph 6 to t-he staff members of the Administration Office and Thai TradeOffice of Thai Airways International Limited, Taipei. 8. Both parties exchanged views and information extensively and agreed to promote friendly and close relations in the fieldsof trade, finance, investment and tourism. The two parties a-lso agreed to exchange information in international trade ma-tters. 9. Ministry of Commerce, Bangkok, expressed its keen interest incooperation of technology transfer, particularly in the fieldof food processing industry, and will provide the Far East T-rade Office in Bangkok with programs of activities for con s-ideration. It was hoped that the objective would be reached.10. Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taipei, expressed its interestin concluding agreements on investment protection, avoidanceof double taxation and ATA Garnet agreements between the twocountries and the Ministry of Commerce, Bangkok, agreed toconvey the above to the authorities concerned in Bangkok. DONE in Taipei, in duplicate, both of which are equally authent-ic, on this sixteenth day of January, 1991. (Signed) Mr. lee Chang-lu Acting Director General Board of Foreign Trade Ministry of Economic Affairs (Signed) Mr. Chalaw Fuangaromya Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Commerce Bangkok (Signed) Mr. Shi-chi Lin Director Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Taipei