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UKMIS GENEVA'S TELNO 001 : HONG KONG AGREEMENT: GATT, CHINA AND HONG KONG.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE VERY USEFUL INFORMATION FROM UKMIS GENEVA.

SOME OF TRAN'S REMARKS ARE HELPFUL TO OUR CASE BUT HE SEEMED TO BE LABOURING UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE ARTICLE XXV+(5)(C) ROUTE

DEPENDS ON THE CONCURRENCE OF OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES. THIS AS

WE HAVE MADE CLEAR TO THE CHINESE IS NOT THE CASE MOST RECENTLY IN

DR. WILSON'S SPEAKING NOTE FOR JLG2. IT WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE IF

TRAN WERE TO FEED THE CHINESE WITH SUCH IDEAS. SUBJECT TO YOUR

VIEWS IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF TRAN COULD BE PUT RIGHT WHEN AN

OPPORTUNITY NEXT PRESENTS ITSELF. IT FOLLOWS FROM THIS THAT TRAN'S

SUGGESTION AS REPORTED IN PARA 7 (4) AND (5) OF UKMIS GENEVA'S TELNO

1 SHOULD BE TREATED WITH CAUTION.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

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HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE) D/HD PUSD

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MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

HR JOHNSON

MR MADLIN

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