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4. ON PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES FOR THIS PURPOSE, BURROWS HAS

ADVISED

** SEE NO OBJECTION IN PRINCIPLE... IF HONG KONG'S REPRESENTATIVES BECAME, ALBEIT ON AN AD HOC BASIS, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UK (WHICH IS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS) THEY WOULD FALL WITHIN THE TERMS OF ARTICLE IX, SECTION 9 OF THE AGREEMENT.'' (SEE OUR TELNO 1458 FOR REFERENCE).

5. TO REITERATE: OUR POSITION IS THAT THE HONG KONG OFFICE MUST PE SEPARATE FROM UKMIS FOR GATT RELATED FUNCTIONS: FOR FUONJXOQJIETSUQR UEUUGRBRGANISATIONS RESTRICTED TO STATES WE WILL BE CONTENT

WITH AD HOC ACCREDITATION: AND THE TITLE SHOULD BE ECONOMIC AND

TRADE MISSION.

6. WE SEE NOTHING IN THIS POSITION TO CONTRADICT WHAT THE CHINESE WERE TOLD DURING THE JLG MEETINGS AND EXPERT TALKS. WE TRUST THAT OUR POSITION CAN NOW BE EXPLAINED TO THEM SINCE THE LONGER THEIR QUESTIONS ARE LEFT UNANSWERED THE MORE SUSPICIOUS THEY ARE LIKELY

TO BECOME.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

RESEARCH D (FE)

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/MR RENTCN MR WILSON

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