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TELNO 553
OF 160816Z APRIL 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, UKREP BRUSSELS, ATHENS, BRUSSELS, BONN, COPENHAGEN, DUBLIN, LUXEMBOURG, PARIS, ROME, THE HAGUE, MADRID, LISBON
YOUR TELNO.300 : HONG KONG AND GATT : BRIEFING OF
CONTRACTING PARTIES.
1. BLUNT TOOK ACTION AS INSTRUCTED WITH WANG JIAJI (DEPUTY DIRECTOR HKMO OF MFA) THIS MORNING. WANG RECALLED THAT HE HAD EXPLAINED ON 4 APRIL (MY TELNO.490 - NOT TO ALL) THE CHINESE INTENTION TO BRIEF THE EC THROUGH THE COMMISSION. BLUNT SAID THAT NEITHER THOMSON NOR HE (WHO HAD ACCOMPANIED THOMSON ON THE FORMER'S CALL ON WANG ON 4 APRIL) HAD UNDERSTOOD WANG'S REMARKS TO IMPLY THAT THE EC WOULD BE APPROACHED (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) ONLY THROUGH THE COMMISSION. HE SAID THAT A MISUNDERSTANDING ON THIS POINT HAD CLEARLY ARISEN. WANG CONTINUED THAT THE MFA HAD RECENTLY HEARD FROM THE CHINESE AMBASSADORS IN BRUSSELS, ROME AND THE HAGUE WHO HAD REPORTED APPROACHES BY THEIR BRITISH COLLEAGUES. THE MFA HAD REPLIED WITH INSTRUCTIONS REFLECTING THEIR BELIEF THAT SEPARATE BRIEFING ACTION IN EC CAPITALS WAS NOT (NOT) NECESSARY GIVEN THE APPROACH TO THE COMMISSION. CHINESE AMBASSADORS IN EC CAPITALS HAD HOWEVER BEEN GIVEN DISCRETION TO RESPOND TO APPROACHES ON THIS SUBJECT BY THEIR HOST GOVERNMENTS. INITIAL INCLINATION WAS TO REST ON THIS POSITION.
WANG'S
2. WE EMPHASISED AGAIN OUR BELIEF THAT APPROACHES BY BOTH SIDES IN EC CAPITALS WERE NECESSARY AND OUR STRONG HOPE THAT THE CHINESE WOULD AGREE TO ACT IN PARALLEL WITH US. WANG THEN UNDERTOOK TO REPORT AND RESPOND. WE URGED AS EARLY A RESPONSE AS POSSIBLE.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
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