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TELNO 199
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INFO DESKBY 23010OZ PEKING
INFO DESKBY 230100Z HONG KONG
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PEKING TELNO 609: HONG KONG AND GATT: PRESS RELEASE
1.
FOLLOWING CONVERSATION SMITH/MONTGOMERY, WE HAVE AGAIN SPOKEN TO GATT SECRETARIAT.
2. THE LATEST THE GATT COULD MAKE THE PRESS RELEASE ON THURSDAY WOULD BE 150OZ BUT THEY POINT OUT THAT THE NEWS WOULD THEN ALMOST CERTAINLY BREAK IN HONG KONG PAPERS ON THE MORNING OF 25 APRIL.
3. GATT SECRETARIAT WOULD BE PREPARED, IF WE INSIST, TO HOLD OVER PRESS RELEASE TO 25 APRIL BUT ARE CONCERNED THAT THE NEWS WILL LEAK HERE ON THURSDAY AS SOON AS THE L DOCUMENTS BEGIN TO CIRCULATE.
SANKEY
HKRIQ2/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
INDEX
2 5 APR 1986
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
HD/ECD (E)
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
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