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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 7 MAR 1986

·ESK OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY

PA

Action Taken

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 484

OF 141700Z MARCH 86

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, PEKING

70

OUR TELNO

75 AND YOUR TELNO 774: HONG KONG AND THE GATT:

BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES

1.

ON REFLECTION WE SUGGEST AMENDMENT OF LAST SENTENCE OF

PARAGRAPH 19 OF DRAFT IN SECOND TUR TO READ IN ANY CASE VOTES

ARE EXTREMELY RARE'. ALTHOUGH VOTES IN THE GATT ARE UNUSUAL,

AGREEMENT DOES PROVIDE FOR VOTING.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HOLECD(E)

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

ITP/DTI

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