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INFO PRIORITY GOVERNER HONG KONG, ROUTINE UKREP BRUSSELS AND UKDEL OECD
UNCTAD TDP 9TH SPECIAL SESSION (SENIOR OFFICIALS)
1. THE CHINESE DELEGATION HAVE PROTESTED AT THE INCLUSION OF TAIWAN AND HONG KONG IN A LIST OF QUOTE COUNTRIES UNQUOTE IN RECEIPT OF AID ATTACHED TO A GROUP B PAPER (TD/AC.2/CRP.2/ADD.1)- CIRCULATED TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP OF EXPERTS ON THE EXTERNAL INDEBTEDNESS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LAST DECEMBER, AND AVAILABLE QUOTE FOR REFERENCE UNQUOTE AT THE CURRENT PART OF THE 9TH SPECIAL SESSION OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND FOR THE MIMISTERIAL PART OF THE SAME SESSION IN MARCH.
2. THE PAPER IN QUESTION IS EXPECTED TO BE CIRCULATED DURING THE PRESENT SESSION UNDER THE REFERENCE TD/B/685 ADD.1 AND IT IS UNDER THIS NUMBER THAT THE CHINESE HAVE REFERRED TO IT IN THEIR PROTEST. THE CHINESE PROTEST ALSO APPLIES TO A REFERENCE TO QUOTE CHINA(TAIWAN) UNQUOTE IN A SEPERATE UNITED STATES PAPER CIRCULATED AT THE SAME TIME.
3. THE TEXT OF THE CHINESE PROTEST IS IN MIFT. YOU WILL SEE THAT IN RESPECT OF TAIWAN THEY SAY THAT QUOTE THE PARTIES CONCERNED SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO DELETE SUCH REFERENCES UNQUOTE. IN REFERRING TO HONG KONG ON THE OTHER HAND THEY SIMPLY STATE THAT IT IS ERRONEOUS TO REFER TO IT AS A COUNTRY.
4. THE LISTS OF TABLES IN QUESTION WERE I THINK PREPARED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE OF THE OECD AND SIMPLY REPRODUCED AS THEY STOOD FOR USE IN GENEVA. INCLUDED AMONG QUOTE COUNTRIES UNQUOTE ARE SEVERAL BRITISH AND FRENCH COLONIES (INCLUDING THE CONDOMINIUM OF THE NEW HEBRIDES) AND ALSO SOME PARTS OF WHAT I UNDERSTAND TO BE JURIDICALLY METROPOLITAN FRANCE. THE USE OF THE TERM QUOTE COUNTRIES UNQUOTE IS THEREFORE MANIFESTLY WITHOUT POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE, THOUGH FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW THE CHINESE REACTION IS JUSTIFIED.
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