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TO PRIORITY F C O TEL NO 887 OF 14 SEPTEMBER/INFO GOVERNOR
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MY TEL NO 868: HONG KONG AND THE UNITED NATIONS.
ANOTHER SIMILAR PROBLEM HAS CROPPED UP IN CONNECTION WITH THE LISTING OF HONG KONG IN THE ESTIMATED WORLD REQUIREMENTS OF MARCOTIC DRUGS (E/INCB/14 AND ADDS)..AT PRESENT HONG KONG IS LISTED (ALONG WITH BRUNEI ETC) UNDER QUOTE UNITED KINGDOM UNQUOTE UNDER THE GENERAL HEADING QUOTE COUNTRIES AND NON-METROPOLITAN TERRITORIES UNQUOTE. THE SECRETARIAT HAVE SUGGESTED, IN ORDER
TO MEET CHINESE OBJECTIONS TO THIS PRACTICE, IN FUTURE TO CHANGE THE OVER-ALL HEADING TO QUOTE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES UNQUOTE AND TO LIST ALL ENTRIES ALPHABETICALLY. THUS BRUNEI WOULD COME AFTER BRAZIL, HONG KONG AFTER HAITI AND THE RETURNS FOR THE UK WOULD RELATE TO THE METROPOLITAN TERRITORY ONLY. AGAIN WE CAN SEE NO OBJECTION TO THIS PROPOSAL. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION.
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