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FM UKMIS GENEVA
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 238
OF 071631Z MAY 1986
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING, WASHINGTON, UKREP BRUSSELS
GATTI HONG KONG
1.
DURING THIS MORNING'S SESSION OF THE PREPCOM, WHEN CARTLAND (HONG KONG OFFICE) SPOKE ON TEXTILES, TRAN (EC COMMISSION) AND SAMUELS (USTR) UNEXPECTEDLY DREW ATTENTION TO HONG KONG'S SEPARATE SEATHING AND WELCOMED HITS NEW STATUS IN GATT. ALTHOUGH MARTINS (BRAZIL) PUT UP HIS FLAG, HE SPOKE TO THE SUBSTANCE AND DID NOT TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE HONG KONG'S STATUS.
2. ALTHOUGH WE AND CARTLAND WERE SOMEWHAT APPREHENSIVE, NOW THAT THE UNCIDENT HAS PASSED OFF WITHOUT REACTHON, IT HAS PROBABLY STRENGTHENED THE GROWING SENSE THAT HONG KONG'S NEW STATUS #S A FAIT ACCOMPLIh (UNDERLINED).
SANKEY
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
HKRIQQ/1
VECEIVED IN REGISTRY
12 MAY 1986
STAY
Jon Taken
AB 19/5
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