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1.
FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IN THE
SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP WE HAVE AGREED ARRANGEMENTS ON
HONG KONG'S FUTURE PARTICIPATION IN THE GATT. WE ALSO AGREED
WITH THE CHINESE THAT WE AND THEY SHOULD MAKE PARALLEL BUT SEPARATE APPROACHES TO A NUMBER OF GATT CONTRACTING PARTIES (CPS) TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THE PROCEDURE WE HAD AGREED TO ADOPT, IN ADVANCE OF FORMALLY PUTTING IT INTO EFFECT. ARGENTINA WAS
IDENTIFIED AS ONE SUCH TARGET, AND IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES IT WAS ACCEPTED THAT BRIEFING ACTION IN BUENOS AIRES WOULD BE TAKEN BY THE CHINESE ALONE. (IT WAS LIKEWISE AGREED THAT WE WOULD ACT
ALONE IN COUNTRIES WHERE THE CHINESE ARE NOT REPRESENTED, EG URUGUAY AND SOUTH KOREA). IT WAS AGREED THAT BRIEFING IN ALL
COUNTRIES SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN THE PERIOD 15-20 APRIL.
2.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS TELEGRAM, THEREFORE, IS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE CHINESE EMBASSY WILL RECENTLY HAVE TAKEN OR IS
ABOUT TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS SUBJECT WITH THE ARGENTINIAN GOVERNMENT. FOR YOUR INFORMATION PARAGRAPHS 3 TO 9 BELOW SET OUT
THE LINE WHICH WE INSTRUCTED POSTS TO TAKE WHEN BRIEFING CPS.
THE CHINESE ARE TAKING A VERY SIMILAR LINE.
3.
THE JOINT DECLARATION OF THE CHINESE AND BRITISH
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