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GRS 75

RESTRICTED

FM UKMIS GENEVA 221532Z MAR 1985

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 142 OF 22 MARCH

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

INFO ROUTINE. PEKING, WASHINGTON, UKREP BRUSSELS

HONG KONG AND GATT

YOUR TELNO 394 TO HONG KONG

TOP COPI

HKK 040/24

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2 MAL 1:35

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1. ACCORDING TO GATT SECRETARIAT HONG KONG CONTRIBUTION FOR

1985 WOULD HAVE BEEN SWISS FRANCS 800,000 PLUS SWISS FRANCS 42,000 TOWARDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.

2. GATT SECRETARIAT CONFIRM THEIR INITIAL VIEW (OUR TELELETTER OF 11 MARCH) THAT HONG KONG WOULD AUTOMATICALLY ACCEDE TO THE MTN CODES.

3. FCO PLEASE PASS COPY TO MADELIN,

DTI.

WARBURTON

LIMITED

HKD

ECD (E)

COPIES TO:

LEGAL ADV.

MR BURROWS

MISS WILMSHURST LEGAL ADV.

MR HALLET

ECON ADVISER.

HKGO LONDON.

MR

MADELIN DTI.

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