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TELNO 093

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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, PEKING

BY TELNO 388: HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES

1. BECAUSE OF HEAVY COMMITMENTS LATER THIS WEEK OF THE RESPONSIBLE IFA OFFICIALS, HEAD OF CHANCERY ACTED YESTERDAY ON INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR TELNO 169 TO CANBERRA. HE CALLED ON CENDOYA, HEAD OF

ASIA/AFRICA DEPARTMENT, AND EHLERS, ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, AND LEFT A SPEAKING NOTE BASED ON PARAS

1-7 OF YOUR TELNO 170 TO CANBERRA.

2. CENDOYA, WHO HAS JUST RETURNED FROM A LENGTHY TOUR AS CONSUL GENERAL IN HONG KONG, IS FAMILIAR WITH BOTH GATT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COLONY. HE READILY ACKNOWLEDGED THE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RETAINING CONFIDENCE IN ITS FUTURE AND UNDERTOOK TO REPORT

OUR APPROACH TO FOREIGN MINISTER IGLESIAS. HE OFFERED NO COMMENT OF SUBSTANCE ON URUGUAY'S ATTITUDE TO THE PROPOSED DECLARATION BUT ANTICIPATED THAT WE WOULD ENCOUNTER OBJECTIONS FROM CERTAIN

CONTRACTING PARTIES, WHOM HE DECLINED TO IDENTIFY.

VINES

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

-HO (ECO(E)

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON MR CROWLEY

PUSD

COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT MR WOOD

MR PEIRCE

MR MALLABY

NEWS DEPT LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICI

CABINET OFFICE

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

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