U.S. seen as major user of U.K.'s 6 free ports. From: Daily News Record | Date: March 5, 1984| Author: Robbins, Lisa | COPYRIGHT 1984 Fairchild Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

LONDON (FNS) -- The six experimental free ports which plan to launch United Kingdom operations, once final legislation is passed in July 1984, have put the United States at the top of the list as their most fruitful source of future business, with Japanese companies taking a close second place.

Each free port organization identified high technology companies as its prime target for storing or processing and assembling operations, and all say they have received many inquiri...

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