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FM UKMIS GENEVA

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 175

OF 16092OZ APRIL 1986

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING

INFO ROUTINE BERNE

HONG KONG TELNO 1069 TO FCO: GATT: STATUS OF HONG KONG OFFICE

1. IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR CARTLAND'S NOMINATION AS HONG KONG'S REPRESENTATIVE TO GATT TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE GATT SECRETARIAT SHORTLY AFTER THE DECLARATION UNDER ARTICLE XXVI(5)(C) HAS BEEN MADE. THIS SHOULD BE DONE BY MEANS OF A FORMAL LETTER FROM THE HONG

·KONG AUTHORITIES TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF GATT, WHICH WOULD BE DELIVERED BY CARTLAND TO DUNKEL. LINDEN (GATT LEGAL ADVISOR) IS PREPARING A SUGGESTED DRAFT WHICH CAPTLAND WILL SEND TO HONG KONG.

2. ANY CHANGES IN STATUS OF THE HONG KONG OFFICE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF HONG KONG BECOMING A CONTRACTING PARTY OF GATT WILL HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED BY THIS MISSION AND CARTLAND WITH THE SWISS AUTHORITIES: THE SWISS ARE LIKELY TO BE SYMPATHETIC, BUT WILL NOT WISH TO BE RUSHED. 1 RECOMMEND THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE RAISED FORMALLY WITH THEM AFTER THE DECLARATION HAS BEEN MADE AND CARTLAND HAS BEEN FORMALLY DESIGNATED HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE TO CATT, I.E. IN THE FIRST HALF OF MAY.

3.

THE ABOVE TELEGRAM HAS BEEN DRAFTED IN CONSULTATION WITH CARTLAND AND REFLECTS HIS VIEWS ALSO.

SANKEY

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON

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