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TELNO 118
OF 020735Z MAY 86
INFO SAVING PEKING, EC POSTES, UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG
TOP COPY
MY TELNO 101: HONG KONG AND GATT
SUMMARY
1. BELGIUM WELCOMES JOINT DECLARATION.
DETAIL
2. BASSETTE (HEAD OF THE GATT SERVICE IN THE MFA) AND STORME (RESPONSIBLE FOR GATT MATTERS IN FOREIGN TRADE MINISTER DE CROO'S CABINET) HAVE CONFIRMED TO US THAT BELGIUM WELCOMES THE JOINT DECLARATION ON HONG KONG.,
3. STORME SAID THAT BELGIUM REGARDED HONG KONG AS A VALUABLE TRADING PARTNER AND WANTED AS HIGH A STATUS AS POSSIBLE FOR IT IN THE GATT. HE MENTIONED PARTICULARLY THE IMPORTANCE OF BELGIUM'S DIAMOND TRADE WITH HONG KONG.
4. BASSETTE WAS APPRECIATIVE OF THE WAY THE UK HAD HANDLED THE BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES.
COLTMAN
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING
(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)
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
HKK 102/1
RECEIVED IN EGISTRY
12 MAY 1986
Action Taken
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