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YOUR TELNO 2397 AND 2398: IRO SUB-GROUP: MULTI LATERAL TREATIES:
POSTAL
1. WE HAVE CONSULTED DTI AND ARE CONTENT WITH YOUR PAPER AND
PROPOSAL.
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THERE ARE, HOWEVER, TWO OTHER TREATIES WHICH WE MAY NEED TO
CONSIDER:
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THE MONEY ORDER AGREEMENT (CMND 1370): AND
THE CASH ON DELIVERY AGREEMENT (CMND 1372).
WE HAVE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY ESTABLISHING WHETHER THESE
AGREEMENTS APPLY TO HONG KONG: IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE SECOND
DOES AND THE FIRST DOES NOT. YOU MAY WISH TO CHECK WITH
DOMINIC WONG (POSTMASTER-GENERAL). IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THE PRC
IS NOT A PARTY TO EITHER AGREEMENT.
3. IF EITHER OR BOTH OF THE AGREEMENTS APPLY TO HONG KONG, GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON WHETHER WE SHOULD SEEK CHINESE AGREEMENT FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO APPLY AFTER 1997.
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