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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, UKREP BRUSSELS.
TELEGRAM NUMBER 885 OF 21 JUNE
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AND TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, UKREP_BRUSSELS
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INFO IMMEDIATE REKING, BRUSSELS (FOR JONES), WASHINGTON YOUR TELNOS 1177-78, 1219-20, PEKING TELNO 943-AND UKMIS GENEVA
TELNO 237: HONG KONG'S FUTURE POSITION IN GATT, MFA AND CCC
1. MIFT CONTAINS A REDRAFT OF THE PAPER IN YOUR TELNO 1178 (BUT
NEXT WORD UNDERLINED NOT OF THE APENDICES REFERRED TO IN THE
PAPER) WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE COMMENTS IN THE OTHER
TUR'S. LEGAL ADVISERS AGREE. SUBJECT TO ANY FURTHER COMMENTS WE
RECEIVE FROM YOU AND COPY ADDRESSEES DESKBY 250830Z WE INTEND TO
SUBMIT THE REVISED PAPER TO MINISTERS. IN THIS CONNECTION (SEE
PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 1219) THE LAW OFFICERS ARE CONSIDERING
URGENTLY OUR PROPOSED APPROACH TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE AND
THE QUESTION ON AN ENTRUSTMENT. WE SHALL KEEP YOU INFORMED.
WE SHOULD LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING
ASPECTS OF THE REVISED PAPER:
GENERAL
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3.
WE HAVE REORDERED AND EXPANDED SOME OF THE PARAGRAPHS IN YOUR
ORIGINAL TEXT. WE HAVE TRIED IN PARTICULAR TO SPELL OUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE GATT TO HONG KONG AND THE BENEFITS OF EARLY
RESOLUTION OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE GATT STATUS. WE HAVE ALSO
EMPAASISED THAT OUR PROPOSALS IN THIS RESPECT ARE CONSISTENT BOTH
WITH THE PRESENT POSITION AND WITH SECTIONS VI AND XI OF ANNEX I
TO THE JOINT DECLARATION.
4. WE AGREE WITH, AND HAVE INCORPORATED, ALL THE POINTS IN
PEKING TELNO 943 AS MODIFIED BY PARA 1 OF YOUR TELNO 1219.
PARAS 7 10
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WE AND OUR LEGAL ADVISERS THINK THAT WE MUST BE GUIDED BY
UKMIS GENEVA WHO ARE BEST PLACED TO STATE HOW WE SHOULD SET OUT
THE NEXT WORD UNDERLINED ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES UNDER THE ARTICLE
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