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Mr E O Laird
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Action on three questions is now required in connection with Hong Kong's GATT relationship with the enlarged EEC. These are;
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to agree my record of the meeting of 27 April as amended by Miss Elliot (see folio 11) This has been agreed by all the other recipients of my record. DTI have agreed that a copy of the record may go to Mr Haddon-Cave on a personnel basis. I attach a draft letter to him. Should we also send a
To Me Sellers? མསྐ We need to consult our legal adviser on the two legal points arising from the discussion. In addition to the point covered by Miss Elliot in her letter of 15 May (Folio 12) namely what will Hong Kong's de jure position in regard to the EEC should EEC itself become a signatory to the GATT,
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There is also as I understand it the question
of the legal position with effect from our accession whilst the members of the enlarged EEC remain individual signatories.
I have covered both these points in the attached draft minute to the legal adviser.
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we undertook to write to our missions to the GATT and to the EEC to ask for their views on the practical means of enabling Hong Kong to present her views in the GATT following our accession.
I attach a draft.
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M A Goodfellow Hong Kong Department
1 June 1972
Kr Goodfellow
HKK 6/8
1. I have written to Mr Haddon-Cave sending him the record of our meeting.
2. I have also sent a minute to Mr Rushford seeking his advice.
3. I see from Mr Burns' minute to you of 25 May that he would like to see the draft of the letters to Ukmis Geneva and Ukdel Brussels. Has the attached draft been cleared with him? The letter will in any event have to be ad- dressed to some particular person in both Geneva and Brusssels.
5 June 1972
-E O Laird
OD 897152 154596 500M 2/72 GM 3643,2