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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
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1 1 APR 1986
HONG KONG TELNO 1U29: HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING
PARTY
1.
THIS IS INDEED A FACTUAL ERROR IN THE CHINESE SPEAKING NOTE, WHICH OUGHT TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHINESE AT SOME STAGE. BUT THE CHINESE MAY BY NOW HAVE DESPATCHED THEIR
INSTRUCTIONS TO POSTS OR BE ON THE POINT OF DOING SO. THE INACCURACY IS MINOR, AND WE CERTAINLY WOULD NOT WISH TO DELAY OR DISRUPT THE BRIEFING EXERCISE IN ORDER TO CORRECT IT.
2.
WE ARE CONTENT TO LEAVE IT TO YOU TO DECIDE WHEN AND HOW
TO MENTION THIS TO THE CHINESE.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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