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WE FEEL THAT EFFORTS SHOULD ALSO BE DIPECTED AT THOSE WHO HAVE
PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOP HONG KONG GATT STATUS AND THOSE
WHO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT TRADING INTEREST WITH HONG KONG, NAMELY
CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA, NORWAY
AND SWEDEN.
6, BEAPING IN MIND OUR CLOSE LIAISON IN GENEVA WITH LDCS ON TEXTILES
AND SOME GATT ISSUES, IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO BRIEF SOME OF THOSE
DELEGATIONS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO BY SYMPATHETIC E.G. COLOMBIA
(WHOSE AMBASSADOR IN GENEVA IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LDC TEXTILES
GROUPS), S. KOPEA AND SINGAPORE.
7. IT MAY ALSO BE USEFUL TO BRIEF THOSE LDCS WHOSE GENEVA
MISSIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE SENSITIVE, SUCH AS PAKISTAN, INDIA AND
BRAZIL.
8. WE AGREE WITH UKMIS GENEVA THAT THE CHINESE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO CONDUCT A SIMILAR EXERCISE IN PARALLEL.
9. THIS MAJOR BPEIFING EXERCISE SHOULD RE CONDUCTED ON THE PASIS OF A DETAILED SPEAKING NOTE FOR USE BY THOSE CONCERNED. WE SHALL PROPOSE SOME IDEAS ON THE CONTENT OF SUCH A NOTE IN DUE COURSE.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
D/HD PUSD
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
RESEARCH D (FE)
MR. WILSON
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