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GRS 80

CONFIDENTIAL

FM SEOUL

TO DESKBY 21100OZ FCO

TELNO 195

OF 210645Z APRIL 86

CONFIDENTIAL

769

YOUR TEL NO 175:

HONG KONG AND GATT

1. ACTION TAKEN WITH ASST MINISTER OF MFA ON WEDNESDAY 16

APRIL. MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION MADE TO MFA OFFICIALS

ON 18 APRIL.

2. KOREANS SAW NO DIFFICULTIES, BUT WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR FOLLOWING INFO OF AVAILABLE.

(A) WHEN WILL HMG AND PRC MAKE DECLARATIONS TO SEC-GEN GATT?

(B) DOES HMG HAVE ANY INDICATION OF WHEN CHINA WILL RE-APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP OF GATT?

SPRECKLEY

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 RENTON MR WILSON

HKK 12211

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

22 APR 1986

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