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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA.
-YOUR TELNO 169.
HONG KONG AND GATT.
1. I TOOK ACTION THIS MORNING WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER. GRATZ OFFERED HIS CONGRATULATIONS ON THE DIPLOMATIC SUCCESS WHICH UNDERLAY THE JOINT ANGLO/CHINESE DEMARCHE. HE EXPRESSED FULL UNDERSTANDING FOR WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO AND SAID THAT HE DID NOT EXPECT THAT AUSTRIA WOULD WISH TO MAKE THE SLIGHTEST DIFFICULTY. INDEED HE FOUND IT HARD TO IMAGINE THAT ANYONE WOULD WISH TO QUESTION THE ACCEPTANCE OF HONG KONG AS A CONTRACTING PARTY TO THE GATT.
2. THE CHINESE ARE DUE TO TAKE ACTION ON MONDAY.
ALEXANDER
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
HKK 102/1 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 1 APR 1986
DESK OFFICEA
INDEX
PA
Авечи
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
SIR J FREELAND MR WILSON
MR CROWLEY
PUSD
COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS
MR FIFOOT
MR WOOD
MR PEIRCE
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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