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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA, UKREP SPUSSELS
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YOUR TELNO 300 TO PEKING : HONG KONG AND THE GATT
1. AS REPORTED BY TELEPHONE TO HKD, I TOO FOUND ON 15 APRIL THAT MY CHINESE COLLEAGUE WAS NOT INTENDING HIMSELF TO MAKE A DEMARCHE TO THE PORTUGUESE. HOWEVER HE HAD NO OBJECTION TO MY DOING SO, MOR TO MY SAYING THAT THE CHINESE PLANNED TO MAKE A PARALLEL DECLARATION TO
THE GATT.
2. ACCORDINGLY CALLED ON 16 APRIL ON. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, M F A, AND LEFT AN AIDE MEMOIRE. VICTOR MARTINS TOOK NOTE AND, ON BEING TOLD THAT WE AND THE CHINESE WERE ACTING IN AGREEMENT, APPEARED PERFECTLY CONTENT WITH WHAT WE
PROPOSE.
SIMPSON ORLEBAR
HKK 122/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 1 APR 1986
DESK OFFICER INDEX
"EGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
Aj$ 21/4
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
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