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FP UKMIS GENEVA
TO DESKEY 21170OZ FCO
TELNO 274
OF 21172CZ MAY 1986
29 MAY 1986
INDSY
PA
AND TO DESKEY 22033OZ NEW DELHI
AND TO DEKSBY 22010OZ HONG KONG
AND TO DESKEY 220030Z PEKING
OUR TELNO 271: HONG KONG AND GATT
1.
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REJISTRY
Taken
Agio6.
DOL
RANDHAVA (INDIA) HAS JUST INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS RECEIVED
INSTRUCTIONS FROM DELHI TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG'S CONTRACTING PARTY (CP) STATUS IN THE COUNCIL TOMORROW. HE WILL SAY
THAT INDIA IS STILL EXAMINING THE GATT DOCUMENTS, PESERVES ITS GATT RIGHTS, AND MAY RAISE THE MATTER AGAIN AT A SUBSEQUENT DATE.
2. J THANKED RANDHAWA FOR THIS ADVANCE WARMING AND SAID THAT,
ACCORDING TO OUR SOUNDINGS, INDIA WOULD BE THE ONLY CP MAKING SUCH A
STATEMENT. WE EXPECTED THAT THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN WOULD VELCOME HONG KONG IN ACCORDANCE WITH NORMAL PRACTICE AND THAT A NUMBER OF
OTHER CPS WOULD EXPRESS SUPPORT.
MONTGOMERY
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
MR WILSON
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COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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