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CONFIDENT MAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 834
OF 190745Z MARCH 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT ADVANCED
YOUR TELNO 511 : HONG KONG AND GATT • BRIEFNING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES.
WE ARE CONTENT WITH AMENDMENTS IN TUR BUT SUGGEST THAT THE WORDS 'CHINESE ACCESSION'' MIN PARA 1A SHOULD BE REPLACED BY 'THIS'. THE CHINESE CONSIDER THEY ARE REJOINING RATHER THAN
ACCEDING TO THE GATT.
3. THE AMENDMENT IN PARA 1B WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TEXT HANDED OVER BY HUM TO WANG JHAJH YESTERDAY. WE WOULD NOT CONSNDER IT NECESSARY TO TELL THE CHINESE OF THIS AMENDMENT WHICH IS ONE OF PRESENTATION RATHER THAN SUBSTANCE. WE ARE NOT IN ANY CASE SEEKING THEIR VIEWS ON OUR EXACT WORDING BUT RATHER ONLY ON OUR GENERAL
APPROACH.
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нии осок
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
19 MAR 1986
DESY OFFICER
INDEX
REGISTRY Action Taken
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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