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REASONS OUT OF OUR CONTROL, NEWS OF THE DECLARATIONS HAS BROKEN
IN GENEVA AND REACHED HONG KONG.
3.
IF THE CHINESE DO AGREE, PLEASE INFORM HONG KONG
DIRECTLY SO THAT THEY MAY GO AHEAD.
4.
IF THEY CONTINUE TO INSIST THAT THE PRESS RELEASE SHOULD
NOT BE PUT OUT BEFORE 25 APRIL, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEEK THEIR
AGREEMENT TO HONG KONG AT LEAST SAYING, IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS
ON 24 APRIL, THAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO BE MADE THE FOLLOWING
DAY. THEY WILL HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE MEANTIME WE CAN
SCARCELY DO LESS THAN CONFIRM THE CONTENTS OF THE GATT DOCUMENTS,
IF ASKED
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE) NEWS
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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