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5. WITH REFERENCE TO THE FOURTH AND FIFTH SENTENCES IN PARA 6 OF YOUR TUR AND PARA 5 OF OUR TELNO 1069, WE NOTE FROM GENEVA DIRECTORIES THAT HUNGARY AND SWITZERLAND HAVE SEPARATE MISSIONS TO GATT, FRANCE HAS A MISSION TO GATT AND EFTA WHILE THE US CATT MISSION IS ENTITLED USTR OFFICE. ACCORDINGLY, THE SOLUTION WE PROPOSE IS FOR OUR OFFICE TO BE CALLED THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE MISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
(A) IT ACCORDS WITH THE WORDING IN SECTION VI OF ANNEX TO THE
JOINT DECLARATION AND SHOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE CHINESE SEMICOLON
(B) IT IS WIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW OUR DELEGATION TO CONTINUE TO
OPERATE OUTSIDE THE STRICT CONFINES OF THE GATT/MFA SUBJECT TO PARA. 5 OF OUR TELNO 1069 SEMICOLON
(C) IT WILL PROVIDE A USEFUL PRECEDENT FOR OUP OTHER OFFICES IN
OTHER PLACES WHEN THE TIME COMES TO MAKE A CHANGE.
6. WE ENVISAGE OUR MISSION BEING ACCREDITED TO THE GATT WHILE ALL OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND SUBJECT AREAS IN WHICH HONG KONG HAS AN INTEREST WILL REMAIN TO BE DEALT WITH THROUGH UKMIS WITH ONE OR MORE OF OUR OFFICIALS IN GENEVA REMAINING ACCREDITED THROUGH UKMIS TO OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN GENEVA,
7. THE ABOVE PROPOSALS NOTWITHSTANDING WE SUGGEST THAT THE EXACT MODALITIES OF SEPARATION SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BETWEEN UKMIS GENEVA
AND CARTLAND.
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 RENTON MR WILSON
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