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FM WELLINGTON
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 120
OF 152222Z APRIL 86
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
133 $134-X135)
YOUR TELS 169-171 TO CANBERRA: HONG KONG AND GATT.
1. PAYNE TODAY BRIEFED HEAD OF ECONOMIC DIVISION OF MFA AND DIRECTOR OF MULTILATERAL ORGANISATIONS DIVISION OF DT1. THE CHINESE, WHO HAD RECEIVED PARALLEL INSTRUCTIONS FROM PEKING, WILL TAKE SIMILAR ACTION THIS WEEK.
2.
BOTH MFA AND DTI WELCOMED OUR INITIATIVE AND SAID THAT, IF IT BECAME NECESSARY, NEW ZEALAND WOULD GIVE SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG'S
ACCESSION TO GATT. DT FULLY ACCEPT THAT NO WORKING PARTY SHOULD
BE NECESSARY AND THAT ARTICLE XXVI:(5)(C) COVERED HONG KONG. THEY
WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHETHER YOU FORESEE ANY DIFFICULTIES
AND, IF SO, FROM WHICH MEMBER STATES.
O'LEARY
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT MR WOOD
MR PEIRCE
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON MR CROWLEY
PUSD
·Ho LEGO (E)
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