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TELNO 442
OF 250841Z MARCH 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
116.
MY TELNO 231: HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES
1. WANG JHAJI TELEPHONED BLUNT TODAY. HE CONFIRMED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO BEGIN THE BRIEFING EXERCISE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY WOULD NOT, HOWEVER, BE IN A POSITION TO DO SO BEFORE EASTER, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PROCEDURES'' THEY WOULD FIRST HAVE TO COMPLETE ON THEIR OWN SIDE. OUR PROPOSED SPEAKING NOTE WAS STILL BEING STUDIED CAREFULLY. WANG HOPED TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND FORMALLY TO THE TERMS OF OUR PROPOSAL EARLY NEXT WEEK.
2. BLUNT, AGAIN SPEAKING PERSONALLY, REPEATED THE POINTS HE HAD
MADE TO Li YESTERDAY. WANG ACCEPTED THEM BUT MADE PLAN THAT HE SAW
NO POSSIBILITY OF COORDINATED ACTION BY THE TWO SIDES BEFORE EASTER.
3. WE SHALL REVERT TO THE CHINESE EARLY NEXT WEEK IF THEY HAVE NOT
BY THEN RAISED THE MATTER WITH US.
EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED HD/ECD(E).
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
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