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STILL TAKE THEM A DAY OR TWO TO GET INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL THEIR POSTS. IT SEEMS POSSIBLE, THEREFORE, THAT THE BRIEFING EXERCISE WILL NOT BE COMPLETE BY 20 APRIL. IN VIEW OF THIS AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO PARTICULAR URGENCY ABOUT MAKING DECLARATIONS WE WOULD PREFER TO GO FOR A DAY TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK FOR THE FORMAL NOTIFICATION OF THE GATT. PLEASE, THEREFORE, PROPOSE TO THE CHINESE THAT WE AND THEY SHOULD MAKE OUR RESPECTIVE DECLARATIONS ON 23 OR 24 APRIL. EITHER DAY WOULD SUIT US AND WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW THE CHINESE PREFERENCE.
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YOU MAY TELL THE CHINESE THAT WE ENVISAGE THE UK PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE IN GENEVA CALLING ON THE GATT DIRECTOR GENERAL AND MAKING THE DECLARATION ORALLY. HE WOULD ALSO HAND OVER THE TEXT UNDER COVER OF A BRIEF LETTER FROM HIM TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL. WE IMAGINE THE CHINESE WILL FOLLOW A VERY
SIMILAR PROCEDURE.
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YOU WILL HAVE SEEN BRASILIA TELNO 102 AND BELGRADE TELNO 94. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT YOU HAVE PASSED THE INFORMATION IN THESE TO THE CHINESE.
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