TNAG-1153-FCO40-1433-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-international-organisations-1982 — Page 70

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FOLLOWING FOR R P MARGOLIS ESQ, DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG

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INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) PROVISION OF TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCE

1.

IN 1979 THE IAEA APPROVED REVISED PRINCIPLES AND OPERATING SE

RULES TO GOVERN THE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

RESULT, A REVISED SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED BY

THE IAEA.

2. HONG KONG IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE IAEA BUT IS A RECIPIENT OF

FUNDS UNDER THE IAEA'S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME. THE UK

HAS THEREFORE BEEN ASKED BY THE IAEA TO SIGN THE REVISED SUPPLE-

MENTARY AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG.

3. COPIES OF THE REVISED GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND DRAFT SUPPLE-

MENTARY AGREEMENT FOLLOW BY BAG.

4. AS YOU WILL SEE, IAEA HAVE JUMPED THE GUN BY SIGNING THE

AGREEMENT BEFORE CLEARING IT FULLY WITH US AND ALLOWING US TO

CONSULT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. NTD AND THE LEGAL ADVISERS

ADVISE THAT THE TITLE AND PREAMBLE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE

AMENDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE FACT THAT THE UK WILL BE SIGNING

ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG AND THAT THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY THE

AGREEMENT HAVE THE CONCURRENCE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. IF

AMENDED IT WILL OF COURSE HAVE TO BE RE-SIGNED BY THE IAEA AT THE

TIME OF THE UK SIGNING.

5.

GRATEFUL FOR HONG KONG'S VIEWS BEFORE WE PROCEED ANY FURTHER.

SIGNED W MORRIS

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