OCMIAN 8178
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 628
OF 081330Z APRIL 86
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1 Q APR 1986
INDE?
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
PEKING TELNOS 504 AND 508: HONG KONG AND THE GATT: BRIEFING OF
CONTRACTING PARTIES
1.
WE HAVE TODAY DESPATCHED INSTRUCTIONS TO THE AGREED LIST
OF POSTS, COPIED TO YOU. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOW CLOSELY THE
DRAFT INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR TELNO 774. APART FROM THE AMENDMENTS
TO THAT TEXT ALREADY AGREED TELEGRAPHICALLY YOU WILL NOTE THE
FOLLOWING CHANGES:
(A)
(B)
(C)
AMENDMENT OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACTION TO TAKE ACCOUNT
OF THE MODALITIES NOW AGREED WITH THE CHINESE:
INCLUSION OF A PASSAGE IN PARA 4 OF THE BACKGROUND MAKING
CLEAR OUR VIEW THAT OUR AGREED PROCEDURE DOES NOT (NOT)
REQUIRE THE CONSENT OF OTHER CPS (THE EARLIER TEXT DID
NOT SEEM TO US SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR ON THIS POINT):
SUBSTITUTION OF 'ACQUIESCING IN' FOR 'WELCOMING' IN
PARAGRAPH 5 THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACTION.
THE CHANGE IN (C) SEEMED ADVISABLE IN VIEW OF THE
AMERICAN REACTION TO THE ADVANCE BRIEFING EXERCISE REPORTED IN
WASHINGTON TELNO 675 (SIC) OF 19 MARCH AND YOUR SUBSEQUENT
COMMENTS IN YOUR TELNO 877. THE FACT IS THAT ALL WE NEED IS
ACQUIESCENCE IN OUR ARRANGEMENTS AND NOT EXPRESSIONS OF WELCOME
FOR THEM.
HONE
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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