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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 05083OZ JUN 35

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1083 OF 5 JUNE

HKK040124

- 6 JUN 1985

REC:

INDI

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA, HKGO GENEVA (FOR CARTLAND) INFO PRIORITY UKREP BRUSSELS HKGO BRUSSELS (FOR JONES), WASHINGTON

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UKMIS GENEVA TELNOS 220 AND 221 OF 4 JUNE 1995: GATT AND HONG

KONG: DRAFT EXCO PAPER.

1. WE AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED AND WILL HAVE THEM INCORPORATED IN THE EXCO PAPER WHICH IS NOW ON THE AGENDA FOR 11 JUNE 1985, UNLESS YOU DECIDE OTHERWISE.

2. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT EXCO MAY CONSIDER IT DESIRABLE FOR THE HONG KONG DECLARATION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE GATT SECRETARIAT BY A HONG KONG PERSON TRAVELLING SPECIALLY TO GENEVA FOR THE PURPOSE. WHILE WE CAN SEE PRESENTATIONAL ADVANTAGE FOR THIS IN THE LOCAL HONG KONG CONTEXT, WE ARE NOT CLEAR ABOUT PRECEDENTS, OR WHETHER OTHER PROBLEMS MAY BE CREATED AS A RESULT. ACCORDINGLY,

WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR GUIDANCE BEFORE 11 JUNE.

HADDON-CAVE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

*N

人女

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

YR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

MR MALLABY

OFFICE CABINET OFFICE MR D B C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.

MR WILSON

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

CCNFIDENTIAL ́.

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