30/77600
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To: Director of Commerce and Industry, Hong Kong. From: Counsellor (Hong Kong Affairs), Geneva.
Memorandum N.. 97/69
GVA
File No. 1/1/2
Date: 24 September 1969
Possible Changes to "improve"
the CTA and to extend its coverage
In view of the Governor's telegram to Washington No. 36 of 23 September, I am enclosing herewith my ideas ⚫n possible changes to the CTA, its Annexes and the Record of Understandings in order to fulfill the above purposes. 2. I consider that, if the CTA were amended in this way, it would be far preferable to any comprehensive hilateral agreement on non-c●ttens.
3. I have not included tidying up amendments consequent upon an extension of the CTA for a further period in time.
DJ CJ/mms
Distribution:
Director, Hong Kong (3 capies) A.L.; A..
Mr. R.E. Abbott, KMIS, Geneva.
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