FM FCOLN TO CANBE
221630Z APR
GRS 228
CONFIDENTIAL
31853 4
malay
243
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
TELNO 227
OF 22163OZ APRIL 86
AND TO IMMEDIATE VINNA, BRUSSELS, OTTAWA, COPENHAGEN, HELSINKI
AND TO IMMEDIATE PARIS, BONN, ATHENS, REYKJAVIK, DUBLIN, ROME
AND TO IMMEDIATE TOKYO, LUXEMBOURG, WELLINGTON, THE HAGUE, OSLO
AND TO IMMEDIATE LISBON, MADRID, STOCKHOLM, BERNE, ANKARA,
AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, UKREP BRUSSELS, SINGAPORE
AND TO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA, BANGKOK, MANILA,
AND TO IMMEDIATE BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, SEOUL, ISLAMABAD,
AND TO IMMEDIATE MONTEVIDEO, NEW DELHI, BRASILIA, CAIRO,
AND TO IMMEDIATE BELGRADE, UKMIS GENEVA
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING
33 134 135
OUR TELNOS 169-171 TO CANBERRA: HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING OF
CONTRACTING PARTIES
1.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO POSTS FOR THE ACTION THEY HAVE TAKEN
AND FOR THE REPORTS WE HAVE RECEIVED OF REACTIONS TO OUR
BRIEFING.
2.
THE GENERAL REACTION HAS BEEN MOST ENCOURAGING AND
SUPPORTIVE. WE AND THE CHINESE PLAN TO MAKE THE DECLARATIONS IN
THIRD TUR ON 23 APRIL. YOU MAY, IF YOUR HOST GOVERNMENT HAS
SPECIFICALLY ENQUIRED OR IF YOU JUDGE IT WOULD BE USEFUL, INFORM
INFORM THEM OF THESE POINTS. YOU SHOULD NOT, HOWEVER, TAKE THE
INITIATIVE TO HAND OVER THE TEXTS OF THE DECLARATIONS. THESE
WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CONTRACTING PARTIES IN THE NEAR FUTURE ONCE
THE GATT SECRETARIAT HAS CIRCULATED THEM, AND WE SHOULD PREFER
THEM TO REACH CAPITALS IN THAT FORM..
HOWE.
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT
MR WOOD
MR PEIRCE
MR MALLABY
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS LEGAL ADVISERS ASSESSMENTS STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
CABINET OFFICI
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON
MR CROWLEY PUSD
CONFIDENTIAL
+KK 122/1
TRY
23 APR 1986
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