2. MCDONNELL IS HOPING TO BE IN LONDON ON MAY 6-7 (FOLLOWING A VISIT TO WASHINGTON) AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF HE COULD MEET OU AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN THE FCO AND DTI WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH THE ISSUE OF CHINA AND GATT. HE IS NATURALLY ALSO INTERESTED IN THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THE CHINESE OVER HÔNG KONG'S STATUS IN GATT. MCDONNELL IS A HIGHLY ARTICULATE, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EXPERIENCED TRADE OFFICIAL, WHO WILL CLEARLY HAVE A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE LEAD UP TO CHINA'S APPLICATION FOR RESUMPTION OF GATT MEMBERSHIP, AND IS LIKELY TO BE RETAINED
TO CONDUCT THE BILATIERAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH MAJOR CONTRACTING PARTIES ON BEHALF OF THE CHINESE. HE IS THEREFORE VERY WELL
WORTH WHILE YOUR MEETING. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WERE ABLE
TO SET UP A MEETING, OR SERIES OF MEETINGS, AS YOU SEE FIT DURING HIS TIME IN LONDON, AS WELL AS, PERHAPS, A CALL ON DAVID WILSON. MCDONNELL DOES NOT WISH TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS VIA
THE AUSTRALIAN (OR CHINESE) MISSIONS IN LONDON, AND DOES NOT
WISH IT TO BE KNOWN BY THE AUSTRALIANS WHOM HE IS CALLING
ON IN LONDON AND OTHER CAPITALS.
3. A LETTER WITH FULLER BACKGROUND FOLLOWS.
4. I AM COPYING BY TELELETTER TO HKD, FED, AND ITP, DTI.
SIGNED P S COLLECOTT