LETTER
MR. MUIR,
BOARD OF TRADE,
LONDON, 8.W.1.
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Mr. Audland
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8.847.
You will remember that, at the conclusion
of the consultations on E.E.C. queations with
Hong Kong officials which took place from 10
to 12 July, we agreed that, in preparation for
a second round of consultations we would give
consideration to the question of the effects
of U.K, entry into the E.E.C. on Hong Kong's
rights under the G.A.T.T. The purpose of this
letter is to set in train inter-departmental
study of this matter with a view to reaching
conclusions we can put to Hong Kong officials
when next we meet; although no date has been
set for the second round of consultations
they are likely to take place in September.
2. It may be convenient to summarise, for
the benefit of those concerned vho were not
conce
present, the U.K. record of the July
consultations insofar as it relates to the
G.A.T.T.
The main points made werc:-
(a) the Hong Kong officials asked whether
our entry into E.B.C. would in itself
affect Hong Kong's G.A.T.T. rights in
relation to the Six. They were told that
it would not.
(b) they then asked what procedure could
be adopted, after British entry, for
protesting Hong Kong's position in cases
where it appeared that her 0.A.T.T. rights
were being diaregarded by the Community
/or
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