GRS 200
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 20090OZ FCO
TELNO 1532
OF 200655Z MAY 86
*INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
TOP COPY
MIK
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20 MAY 1986
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UKMIS GENEVA (PLEASE PASS A COPY TO CARTLAND).
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YOUR TELNOS 918 TO US AND 192 TO UKMIS: HONG KONG AND GATT : STATUS OF HONG KONG'S GENEVA OFFICE.
WHILE WE ARE GENERALLY CONTENT WITH YOUR APPROACH, WE FEEL THAT THERE MIGHT BE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE IF WILSON WERE NOT TO FLOAT TO KE THE ALTERNATIVE OF THE OFFICE OF THE HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GATT, AS THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE A SECOND BEST SOLUTION FOR US. ACCORDINGLY, IF KE SHOULD OPPOSE TO THE USE OF HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE MISSION ** NOTWITHSTANDING ITS DIRECT REPRODUCTION FROM THE JOINT DECLARATION, WILSON SHOULD MERELY DRAW OUT HIS REASONS AND PROMISE TO REFLECT AND REVERT TO THEM HF NECESSARY.
2. AS REGARDS UNHCR, OUR DAY TO DAY CONTACTS ARE THROUGH ITS OFFICE IN HONG KONG. OUR TELNO 1472 HAS ALREADY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE FEW OCCASIONS ON WHICH WE HAVE ATTENDED FORMAL MEETINGS OF UNHCR N GENEVA.
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3. THE FINAL SENTENCE OF PARA. 5 OF THE DRAFT SPEAK NOTE SHOULD READ:
''THE HONG KONG OFFICERS IN GENEVA HAVE LONG WORKED FROM AN OFFICE PHYSICALLY SEPARATE FROM UKMIS AND WITH SEPARATE
COMMUNICATIONS.''
AKERS-JONES
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