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MILNAN 3514
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00 PEKIN
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OCMIAN 3514
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
181200Z MAR
GRS 163
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 511
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REGISTRY Action Taken
OF 181200Z MARCH 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
75
98
YOUR TELNO 774 AND OUR TELNO 484: HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING
OF CONTRACTING PARTIES
1.
FOLLOWS:
FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO DRAFT IN YOUR TUR SUGGESTED AS
(A)
(B)
HOWE
1
PARA 1:
AMEND LAST SENTENCE TO READ: 'CHINA AT PRESENT
HAS INDICATED ITS INTENTION TO REJOIN THE GATT BUT HAS
NOT SO FAR FORMALLY APPLIED. [CHINESE ACCESSION WILL BE A
DIFFICULT ISSUE'.
PARA 19: REDRAFT TO READ: 'EVEN IF CHINA DOES REJOIN
GATT HER ECONOMIC SYSTEM WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM HONG
KONG'S SO IT IS MOST UNLIKELY THAT CHINA AND HONG KONG
WILL ALWAYS FIND THEMSELVES OPERATING IN TANDEM. GATT
WILL IN ANY CASE CONTINUE TO WORK BY CONSENSUS, NOT BY
VOTING'.
1934 (108)
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
ECEARCH
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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