GRPS
RESTRICTED
1590A
RECIVED IN
REGISTRY No.51
49
CYPHER/CAT A
FM UKMIS GENEVA 241550Z
RESTRICTED
1974
26
JUN 1974/
TO FCO TELEGRAM NO. 581 OF 24 JUNE/ INFO HONG KONG SAVING TO
BUENOS AIRES, UKMIS NEW YORK.
FOLLOWING FROM UKDEL TO UPU CONGRESS
UPU CONGRESS: HONG KONG
་
1. DURING CONSIDERATION OF A LIST OF POSTAL CODES APPLICABLE
TO MEMBER COUNTRIES CHINESE DELEGATION MADE THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENT:
''IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THE OCCUPATION OF HONG KONG AND MACOW, CHINESE TERRITORIES, BY IMPERIALISM THROUGH IRREGULAR TREATIES CANNOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT HONG KONG AND MACOW ARE PART OF
CHINESE TERRITORY.'' CHINESE DELEGATE DID NOT, REPEAT NOT,
ASK FOR AMENDMENT TO THE LIST NOR FOR SEPARATE CIRCULATION OF HIS STATEMENT. UK DELEGATION THEREFORE MADE NO REPLY (PARAGRAPH S 4
AND 5 OF HONG KONG BRIEF).
2.
SIMILARLY ARGENTINA STATED THAT IT WOULD AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME MAKE RESERVATIONS REGARDING THE SAME FALKLAND ISLANDS.
LIST HAS NOW BEEN REFERRED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO CCPS AND
WILL NOT BE FINALIZED THIS CONGRESS.
FCO PASS SAVING ADDRESSEES
HILDYARD
FILES
COD
REPEATED AS REQUESTED7
RESTRICTED
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