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FM FCO
TO DESKBY 230800Z UKMIS GENEVA
TELNO 155
OF 221755Z APRIL 86
INFO DESKBY 230100Z PEKING, HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 199: HONG KONG AND GATT: PRESS RELEASE
1.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS WITH THE GATT
SECRETARIAT. IT WOULD HELP GREATLY IF THEY COULD AGREE TO HOLD
OVER THEIR PRESS RELEASE TO 25 APRIL. GRATEFUL THEREFORE THAT
YOU SPEAK TO THEM AS NECESSARY. IN DOING SO, PLEASE ADD THAT WE
ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE COOPERATIVE APPROACH THEY HAVE
ADOPTED THROUGHOUT THIS EPISODE AND OVER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
MAKING OF THE DECLARATIONS.
2.
FOR PEKING AND HONG KONG. WE THINK THIS IS THE BEST
ARRANGEMENT WE CAN NOW ACHIEVE AND VERY MUCH HOPE THAT YOU AGREE.
UNLESS WE HEAR FROM YOU BY 23083OZ WE WILL ASSUME YOU ARE CONTENT
AND THE WAY WILL BE CLEAR FOR UKMIS TO ACT AS INSTRUCTED IN PARA
1 ABOVE.
HOWE
REC
HKK 122/1
2 5 APR 1986
AB 20
**UT!
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
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