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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1472
OF 13094OZ MAY 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
UKMIS GENEVA PLEASE PASS A COPY TO CARTLAND
YOUR TELNO 878: HONG KONG AND GATT: STATUS OF HONG KONG'S GENEVA OFFICE
IN EARLIER TELEGRAMS WE WENT NO ETHER THAN SUGGESTING THAT ONE OR MORE OF OUR DELEGATION SHOULD BE ACCREDITED THROUGH UKMIS FOR THE UN ACTIVITIES (E.G. PARA. 6 OF OUR TELNO 1147) SINCE WE SAW OBVIOUS DIFFICULTIES IN THE SHORT TERM WITH OTHER GATT
CPS AND IN THE LONGER TERM WITH THE PRC IF THE WHOLE OF OUR DELEGA-
TION WERE TO BE LISTED UNDER UKMIS IN THE UN DIRECTORY. WE ARE NOW CONVINCED THAT TO AVOID ANY MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE
SEPARATENESS OF OUR OFFICE IT IS BETTER FOR NONE OF THE STAFF TO BE
PERMANENTLY ACCREDITED.
2. REGARDING THE NUMBER OF OCCASIONS FOR WHICH ACCREDITATION WOULD BE REQUIRED, OUR GENEVA OFFICE REPORTS THAT DURING 1984-86 THEY HAVE ATTENDED ONLY FOUR FORMAL MEETINGS OR ORGANISATIONS
RESTRICTED TO STATES (UNHCR TWICE LO ONCE UNCTAD ONCE). THEY HAVE PROVIDED LOGISTICAL SUPPORT ON A NUMBER OF OTHER OCCASIONS TO
OFFICIALS FROM HONG KONG JOINING UK DELEGATIONS BUT THESE DID NOT
REQUIRE ACCREDITATION. WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE IN THIS AREA IN FUTURE.
3. OOUR SUGGESTION OF TEMPORARY ACCREDITATION WAS BASED ON AN
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SWISS DO NOT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN
REPRESENTATIVES TRAVELLING FROM CAPITALS AND THOSE RESIDENT IN
GENEVAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCREDITATION FOR SPECIFIC MEETINGS.
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HKK 120/1 RECE
15 MAY 1986
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