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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 1029

OF O8O955Z APRIL 86

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA

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PEKING TELNOS 490 AND 491 AND YOUR TELNO 274: HONG KONG AND GATT : BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES.

WE REALISE THAT PEKING WILL HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ACTION BUT ONE MINOR CHANGE IN THE CHINESE SPEAKING NOTE WOULD BE DESIRABLE. THAT IS TO CHANGE THE DATE IN PARAGRAPH 2 TO 28 JULY 1948 (SEE PARA 4 OF OUR TELNO 596).

2. THE CHINESE SIDE'S AGREEMENT TO INITIATE ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 'S WELCOME AND WE WOULD HOPE THAT THE BRIEFING COULD BE COMPLETED IN TIME TO ALLOW THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE GATT TO NOTIFY RECEIPT OF THE DECLARATIONS AT THE COUNCIL MEETING IN MAY.

YOUDE

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

HKD

ECD(E)

HRR1Q211.

RECEIVED IN ÞEGISTRI 9 APR 1986

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