TNAG-1491-FCO40-2049-Future-of-Hong-Kong-General-Agreement-on-Tariffs-and-Trade-(-1986 — Page 37

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TELNO 168

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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA

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YOUR TELNO 84 TO ATHENS: HONG KONG AND GATT: AUSTRALIA

1. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE AUSTRALIANS (DFA AND DEPARTMENT OF TRADE) AS INSTRUCTED IN TUR. THE AUSTRALIANS WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE INFORMATION, AND NOTED THE NEED FOR STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY. THE DFA WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT HAD BEEN ACHIEVED. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE SEEMED SLIGHTLY WORRIED BY THE PROSPECTS OF CHINA EVENTUALLY ''HAVING TWO SEATS AT GATT'. (HOWEVER THOSE WE SPOKE TO IN BOTH THE MULTILATERAL AND BILATERAL AREAS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE NEW TO THEIR POSITIONS, AND APPEARED NOT TO HAVE SEEN THE PREVIOUS BRIEFING WE HAVE GIVEN TO THE DEPARTMENT).

LEAHY

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS

MR FIFOOT

MR WOOD

MR PEIRCE

MR MALLABY

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS ASSESSMENTS STAFF

CABINET OFFICE

MR DRC CHRISTOPHER

CABINET OFFIC

CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON

MR CROWLEY

PUSD

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