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RECEIVED REGISTRY
1 7 MAR 1986
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 485
OF 141600Z MARCH 86
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, PEKING
DESK
INDLA
ICER
PA
REGISTRY Action Takep
YOUR TELNO 795: HONG KONG AND THE GATT: BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING
PARTIES
2.
1.
WE APPRECIATE THE POINT OF YOUR PROPOSALS BUT ARE NOT
SURE THAT SUCH COMPLICATED FINE TUNING IS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE.
OUR STRONG PREFERENCE REMAINS THAT BOTH WE AND THE CHINESE SHOULD LOBBY IN ALL CAPITALS WHICH WE CONSIDER SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE
OVERALL EXERCISE EXCEPT WHERE EITHER WE OR THE CHINESE ARE PHYSICALLY PREVENTED FROM DOING SO, EG IN ARGENTINA OR SOUTH KOREA. BOTH SIDES SHOULD BACK UP THESE APPROACHES IN GENEVA.
OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE AGREED LIST OF COUNTRIES TO BE APPROACHED (HONG KONG TELNO 257, UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 89, AND OUR TELNO 397) WAS AS FOLLOWS: ALL OECD COUNTRIES, BRAZIL, ASEANS, SOUTH KOREA, INDIA, PAKISTAN, YUGOSLAVIA, EGYPT AND URUGUAY. WE AGREE WITH UKMIS GENEVA THAT AMBASSADORS HILL OF
JAMAICA AND JARAMILLO OF COLOMBIA SHOULD BE APPROACHED IN GENEVA ON A PERSONAL BASIS. WE THINK THAT IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE TO CAST
THE NET AS WIDELY AS YOU SUGGEST IN YOUR TUR. APPROACHING EG EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WOULD WE THINK BE OF LITTLE VALUE UNLESS
OF COURSE THE CHINESE WANT TO LOBBY PARTICULAR COUNTRIES.
HOWE.
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD HD/ECO (E)
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTCN MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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