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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA

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YOUR TELNOS 490/1: HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING

PARTIES

1.

WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE MODALITIES PROPOSED BY THE

OHINESE (PARA 1B OF FIRST TUR). WE DO NOT, HOWEVER, PROPOSE TO

BRIEF THE MORE DIFFICULT TARGETS THROUGH AMBASSADORS HERE: WE

WILL USE THE SAME ARRANGEMENT FOR THEM AS FOR ALL OTHER TARGETS,

I.E.

BRIEFING IN CAPITALS AND IN GENEVA. WE SEE NO PROBLEM IN

THE CHINESE BRIEFING THEM IN PEKING, IF THEY WISH TO DO IT THAT

WAY.

2.

WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE CHINESE SPEAKING NOTE.

3.

WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT JOINT ACTION

SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN THE PERIOD 10 TO 20 APRIL. WE WILL AIM TO

SEND INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL POSTS BEFORE THEN.

4.

GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOW CONFIRM THESE POINTS WITH THE

CHINESE AND REPORT DESKBY 080900Z THAT YOU HAVE DONE SO. WE WILL

THEN DESPATCH INSTRUCTIONS TO POSTS.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

DEP/HD PUSD PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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