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FM FCOLN TO CANBE

221630Z APR

GRS 228

CONFIDENTIAL

31853 4

malay

243

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA

TELNO 227

OF 22163OZ APRIL 86

AND TO IMMEDIATE VINNA, BRUSSELS, OTTAWA, COPENHAGEN, HELSINKI

AND TO IMMEDIATE PARIS, BONN, ATHENS, REYKJAVIK, DUBLIN, ROME

AND TO IMMEDIATE TOKYO, LUXEMBOURG, WELLINGTON, THE HAGUE, OSLO

AND TO IMMEDIATE LISBON, MADRID, STOCKHOLM, BERNE, ANKARA,

AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, UKREP BRUSSELS, SINGAPORE

AND TO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA, BANGKOK, MANILA,

AND TO IMMEDIATE BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, SEOUL, ISLAMABAD,

AND TO IMMEDIATE MONTEVIDEO, NEW DELHI, BRASILIA, CAIRO,

AND TO IMMEDIATE BELGRADE, UKMIS GENEVA

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING

33 134 135

OUR TELNOS 169-171 TO CANBERRA: HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING OF

CONTRACTING PARTIES

1.

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO POSTS FOR THE ACTION THEY HAVE TAKEN

AND FOR THE REPORTS WE HAVE RECEIVED OF REACTIONS TO OUR

BRIEFING.

2.

THE GENERAL REACTION HAS BEEN MOST ENCOURAGING AND

SUPPORTIVE. WE AND THE CHINESE PLAN TO MAKE THE DECLARATIONS IN

THIRD TUR ON 23 APRIL. YOU MAY, IF YOUR HOST GOVERNMENT HAS

SPECIFICALLY ENQUIRED OR IF YOU JUDGE IT WOULD BE USEFUL, INFORM

INFORM THEM OF THESE POINTS. YOU SHOULD NOT, HOWEVER, TAKE THE

INITIATIVE TO HAND OVER THE TEXTS OF THE DECLARATIONS. THESE

WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CONTRACTING PARTIES IN THE NEAR FUTURE ONCE

THE GATT SECRETARIAT HAS CIRCULATED THEM, AND WE SHOULD PREFER

THEM TO REACH CAPITALS IN THAT FORM..

HOWE.

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

CABINET OFFICI

MR DRC CHRISTOPHER 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

CONFIDENTIAL

+KK 122/1

TRY

23 APR 1986

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