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INFO PRIORITY SOFIA, WASHINGTON, UKREP BRUSSELS
OUR TELNO 566: GATT COUNCULT 6 NOVEMBER: ACCESSION OF BULGARIA
SUMMARY
1. WORKING PARTY ESTABLISHED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT HIT WILL NOT
START WORK UNTIL BULGARIMA'S TRADE MEMORANDUM HIS RECEHNED.
DETAIL
2. IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PRE-ARRANGED SCENARIHO THE CHAIRMAN SAIND
THAT AFTER CONSULTATIONS, HE WAS PROPOSING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKHING PARTY. THE US RE-AFFIRMEND THEIR POSITION THAT THE WORKING
GROUP SHOULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF BULGARINA'S TRADE MEMORANDUM, BUT NOTED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BLOCK A CONSENSUS WITH AN OPPOSITE WIEW. NO-ONE ELSE SPOKE AND THE CHAIRMAN CONCLUDED
THAT A WORKING PARTY BE ESTABLISHED WITH THE USUAL TERMS OF
REFERENCE. BULGARIA THEN EXPALINED THAT THEIR TRADE MEMORANDUM WAS
BELIGN PREPARED BUT WOULD BE DELAYED WHILE SOME COMPREHENSIVE
LEGISLATION WAS UNDERTAKEN. THEY DID NOT EXPECT THE WORKING PARTY'S
ACTIVITIES TO COMMENCE UNTIL THE MEMORANDUM WAS AVAILABLE.
COMMENT
3.
A SATISFACTORY COMPROMISE.
BUT THE REAL ISSUE OF WHETHER OR NOT
BULGARIA SHOULD BE TREATED AS A DEVELOPING COUNTRY REMAINS TO BE
SETTLED IN THE WORKING PARTY.
SANKEY
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Mr. Whit
Thank goodness.
End of a long saga.
Pa
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Christopher Hum Esq
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STATUS OF HONG KONG'S GENEVA OFFICE
1. On receipt of your telegram No 367 I had a word with the Swiss Mission to confirm that the arrangements which we had previously discussed with the Swiss had now been accepted by the Chinese authorities. I made clear that the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office would now be in touch direct with the Swiss Mission in order to seek the issue of new cartes de legitimation and vehicle registration plates.
2.
Vettovaglia (Swiss Mission) at first asked for confirmation in writing that the Chinese were content. When I questioned whether it was really appropriate for the British authorities to confirm this in writing to the Swiss, he withdrew the request, adding that Hong Kong's applications would now be dealt with in the normal way.
Yous
RAPE
David Mon
DJ MOSS
CC:
JD I Boyd Esq CMG
Political Adviser, Hong Kong
PA B Thomson Esq
H of C, Peking
M Cartland Esq
Hong Kong Economic and
Trade Office, Geneva
ML H Hope Esq
H of C, Berne
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MACAU'S STATUS IN GATT
OUR BRUSSELS OFFICE HAS REPORTED AN ENQUIRY BY CORREIA, PORTUGUESE
ECONOMIC COUNSELLOR, ABOUT THE MODUS OPERANDI OF OUR CENEVA OFFICE AFTER THE ARTICLE XXVI (5)(C) DECLARATION. HE INDICATED THAT
POPTUGAL HAD THE INTENTION OF TAKING THE SAME ROUTE FOR MACAU IN
THE CONSULTATION WITH THE CHINESE.
2. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PORTUGUESE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
ESTABLISHING A MACAU OFFICE WITHIN THEIR BRUSSELS EMBASSY WITH
CORRETA IN CHARGE.
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