TNAG-0436-FCO40-501-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-international-organisations-1973 — Page 22

GRPS

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1590A

RECIVED IN

REGISTRY No.51

49

CYPHER/CAT A

FM UKMIS GENEVA 241550Z

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1974

26

JUN 1974/

TO FCO TELEGRAM NO. 581 OF 24 JUNE/ INFO HONG KONG SAVING TO

BUENOS AIRES, UKMIS NEW YORK.

FOLLOWING FROM UKDEL TO UPU CONGRESS

UPU CONGRESS: HONG KONG

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1. DURING CONSIDERATION OF A LIST OF POSTAL CODES APPLICABLE

TO MEMBER COUNTRIES CHINESE DELEGATION MADE THE FOLLOWING

STATEMENT:

''IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THE OCCUPATION OF HONG KONG AND MACOW, CHINESE TERRITORIES, BY IMPERIALISM THROUGH IRREGULAR TREATIES CANNOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT HONG KONG AND MACOW ARE PART OF

CHINESE TERRITORY.'' CHINESE DELEGATE DID NOT, REPEAT NOT,

ASK FOR AMENDMENT TO THE LIST NOR FOR SEPARATE CIRCULATION OF HIS STATEMENT. UK DELEGATION THEREFORE MADE NO REPLY (PARAGRAPH S 4

AND 5 OF HONG KONG BRIEF).

2.

SIMILARLY ARGENTINA STATED THAT IT WOULD AT THE APPROPRIATE

TIME MAKE RESERVATIONS REGARDING THE SAME FALKLAND ISLANDS.

LIST HAS NOW BEEN REFERRED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO CCPS AND

WILL NOT BE FINALIZED THIS CONGRESS.

FCO PASS SAVING ADDRESSEES

HILDYARD

FILES

COD

REPEATED AS REQUESTED7

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