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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 429
OF 240835Z MARCH 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
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REGISTRY Action Taken
YOUR TELNO.231 : HONG KONG AND GATT
BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES.
1. ACTION TAKEN WITH LI CHUANSHENG (HKMO OF MFA).
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2. L1 SAID THAT KE ZAISHUO AND WANG JIAJI HAD ONLY RETURNED TO THE OFFICE TODAY. THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD NEED SOME TIME ** TO STUDY OUR PROPOSED SPEAKING NOTE. BLUNT UNDERLINED OUR HOPE FOR EARLY CHINESE AGREEMENT. HE SAID, SPEAKING PERSONALLY, THAT THERE WOULD BE CONSIDERABLE ADVANTAGE IN EARLY ACTION SO AS TO NIP IN THE BUD ANY POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDINGS OR MISCONCEPTIONS AMONGST OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES. FURTHERMORE, THE SOONER ACTION WAS TAKEN, THE GREATER ITS LIKELY EFFECT. REPORT.
EVANS
LI UNDERTOOK TO
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED HD/ECD (E)
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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