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INFO PRIORITY SEOUL, PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YRTELNO 333 TO SEOUL: HONG KONG'S MEMBERSHIP OF APEC
1. THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUERIES ARE:
(I) THE SENIOR OFFICIALS WILL NOW SEEK THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS' ENDORSEMENT OF THE OUTCOME AND INDIVIDUALLY NOTIFY THE KOREAN GOVERNMENT OF SUCH ENDORSEMENT. THE KOREANS WILL THEN ISSUE INVITATIONS TO THE THREE (IN THIS CONNECTION, PLEASE SEE PARA 4 OF OUR TELNO 2309 OF 20 JULY) TO ATTEND THE SEOUL MINISTERIAL, WHERE THEY WILL BE ADMITTED INTO APEC. THE KOREANS HAVE ADVISED US THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR US TO UNDERTAKE ANY FURTHER LOBBYING OF OTHER APEC MEMBERS TO ENSURE OUR ADMISSION.
(II) THE SEOUL MINISTERIAL MEETING WILL BE HELD FROM 12 TO 14 NOVEMBER SEOUL TELNO 393 OF 1 AUGUST REFERS).
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