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GRS 120

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 800

OF 15025OZ MARCH 86

CONFIDENTIAL

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA

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RECEIVER. VEGISTRY

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YOUR TELNO 485: HONG KONG AND THE GATT: BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING

PARTIES.

WE ARE CONTENT WITH YOUR APPROACH WITH GENEVA BACKUP.

2. WE MENTIONED AND ASSESSED THE RESPONSE OF AFRICAN AND EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRE IS MAINLY TO MEET THE LIKELY SUGGESTION BY THE CHINESE THAT THESE COUNTRIES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE LOBBYING EFFORT, AND TO HELP HUM IN HIS DISCUSSION OF THIS MATTER WITH THE CHINESE IN HONG KONG NEXT WEEK. (SEE WILSON'S TELNOS 742, PARA 5

AND 786).

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HO|ECD (E)

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT

MR WOOD

MR PEIRCE

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFIC

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE

MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON

MR CROWLEY

PUSD

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