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(G) AFRICAN COUNT URES

THE MOST ACTIVE AFRICAN IN GATT IS EGYPT

WHICH IS ALREADY COVERED IN (E) ABOVE. ONLY TWO OR THREE OTHERS EVER

MAKE ANY PERCEPTIBLE CONTRIBUTION OF WHICH THE MOST VOCAL IS

ZAIRE, FOLLOWED BY NIGERIA AND OCCASIONALLY TANZANIA AND IVORY

COAST. APART FROM EGYPT WE HAVE LITTLE CONTACT WITH THE

AFRICANS. SUGGEST THAT THEY BE LOBBIED BY THE CHINESE ONLY, IF THEY

WISH.

(H) MAVERICKS AND MICROSTATES

BY FAR THE MOST DANGEROUS,

UNPREDICTABLES JAMACHIA WHICH HAS BEEN A VOCAL VOICE IN GENEVA.

WE SUGGEST THAT AMBASSADOR TONY HILL OF JAMAICA SHOULD BEST BE

TACKLED ON THE UK/EEC (N.E. PAUL TRAN) NET. OTHERS INCLUDE CZECHOZLAVAKHA, CUBA AND NICARAGUA - THEY HAVE NOT BEEN UNFRIENDLY

TO HONG KONG BUT ARE EXTREMELY UNPREDICTABLE (EXCEPT ON ANTMU.S.)

AND PROBABLY BEST LEFT TO CHINA IF THEY ARE TO BE APPROACHED AT ALL.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

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

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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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