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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 834

OF 190745Z MARCH 86

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA

THIS TELEGRAM

WAS NOT ADVANCED

YOUR TELNO 511 : HONG KONG AND GATT • BRIEFNING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES.

WE ARE CONTENT WITH AMENDMENTS IN TUR BUT SUGGEST THAT THE WORDS 'CHINESE ACCESSION'' MIN PARA 1A SHOULD BE REPLACED BY 'THIS'. THE CHINESE CONSIDER THEY ARE REJOINING RATHER THAN

ACCEDING TO THE GATT.

3. THE AMENDMENT IN PARA 1B WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TEXT HANDED OVER BY HUM TO WANG JHAJH YESTERDAY. WE WOULD NOT CONSNDER IT NECESSARY TO TELL THE CHINESE OF THIS AMENDMENT WHICH IS ONE OF PRESENTATION RATHER THAN SUBSTANCE. WE ARE NOT IN ANY CASE SEEKING THEIR VIEWS ON OUR EXACT WORDING BUT RATHER ONLY ON OUR GENERAL

APPROACH.

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YOUDE

нии осок

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

19 MAR 1986

DESY OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY Action Taken

Dr

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

DEP/HD PUSD PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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