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MY TELNO. 504 : HONG KONG AND THE GATT

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1. WANG JHAJI TELEPHONED THIS AFTERNOON TO CONFARM THAT THE CHINESE ARE CONTENT TO PROCEED AS AGREED. HE SUGGESTED HOWEVER THAT AMBASSADORS SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO TAKE ACTION BETWEEN 15 AND 20 APRIL”, AS THE FIRST HALF OF THE PERAOD THE CHINESE HAD PUT FORWARD WAS NOW SO CLOSE. HE ADDED THAT THE MFA WOULD NEED TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHEN BROITISH AMBASSADORS TO ĦNDIA, BRAZIL EGYPT AND YUGOSLAVIA WOULD BE TAKING ACTHON SO THAT THEY COULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO SPEAK TO THE AMBASSADORS OF THOSE COUNTRIES HERE.

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2. WANG ALSO REVERTED TO THE TIMING OF FORMAL NOTIFICATION OF THE GATT.

ME PROPOSED THAT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN BY BOTH SIDES ON 21 OR 22 APRIL. ALTHOUGH THE BRITISH SHOULD ACT FIRST AS HE HAD PROPOSED, THE CHINESE SHOULD ACT LATER THE SAME DAY AND NOT A DAY OR TWO LATER, AS HAD SUGGESTED BEFORE.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

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