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Association

+ ponien others.

dors participate in its

regional

technical

I believe HK,

right in certami

bodies.

29.12.70.

Mr. Gaminara.

through

I

am

afraid that a rather time wasting search over 2000 entries in the 1968/69 Yearbook of International Organisations has revealed &

very little of information of any value. The broad conclusion

in

is that where an

organisation is either important international sense as of special interest to HMG. there is little likelihood of reparate or even associate membership being accorded to Hong Kong. 2. Under the heading of UN. Specialised Agencies only two are

two are shown

shown against Hong Kong; the W.M.O. (Meteorology) & the !M.C.O. (Int. Maritime Ceans. Org) the former shows membership

branches

од

as

represented

the specialised

by external government, & the latter associate membersih.

3. As far as regional

are concerned we know that Hong Kong

ECAFE & this the Asian

Agencies

is a member

Development Bank. The position regarding the FAO Regional Conference in Asia the F.E. seems to be that Hong Kong, if sending delegates would to so

part of a UK delegation as would attend as UK representatives.

4. For the rest, there are a

great number of What are described in the Yearbook of International Organizations as, "Intergovernmental Organizations,