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TEXT TO YOU AND COPY ADDRESSEES BY FIRST BAG). WANG COMMENTED THAT
ITS CONTENT WAS SIMILAR TO THAT OF OURS. WE SHOULD INFORM THE
CHINESE SIDE IF WE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THE IR TEXT.
(A) DEFENSIVE POINTS. THE CHINESE SIDE HAD NO DIFFICULTY OVER
THE SUBSTANCE OF OUR DEFENSIVE POINTS. THEY, HOWEVER, DID NOT
INTEND TO PUT FORWARD SUCH POINTS FOR DEPLOYMENT BY CHINESE
AMBASSADORS : THEY CONSIDERED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE SHOULD MAINLY
REFER TO CHINESE POLICIES AS EMBODIED IN THE JOINT DECLARATION
AND ITS ANNEX † : IF A PARTY APPROACHED RAISED QUESTIONS, THE
CHINESE AMBASSADOR WOULD RESPOND WITHIN THAT FRAMEWORK.
(D) THE CHINESE SIDE AGREED THAT ACTION SHOULD BE INITIATED AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF WE HAD NO DIFFICULTY WITH THE CHINESE
SPEAKING NOTE, WANG SUGGESTED THAT JOINT ACTION SHOULD TAKE PLACE
IN THE PERIOD 10-20 APRIL. WHEN THE LOBBYING EXERCISE WAS
COMPLETE, THE TWO SIDES SHOULD THEN APPROACH THE GATT DIRECTOR GENERAL. SPECIFIC TIMING OF THIS APPROACH COULD BE DECIDED
THROUGH LATER CONSULTATION.
THANKED
2. THOMSON THANKED WANG FOR HIS HELPFUL RESPONSE WHICH HE HOPED
WOULD ENABLE THE TWO SIDES NOW TO MOVE QUICKLY. HE UNDERTOOK TO
REPORT AND TO RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
COMMENT.
3. THE CHINESE HAVE RAISED NO DIFFICULTIES OVER THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OR DETAILED CONTENT OF OUR PROPOSALS. WE THEREFORE HOPE
THAT UNLESS THERE IS ANYTHING IN THE PROPOSED CHINESE SPEAKING NOTE
WHICH WOULD RAISE REAL DIFFICULTIES OF SUBSTANCE YOU WILL BE ABLE
TO AUTHOR:ISE US RAPIDLY TO CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO IT.
4. SEE MIFT AND (NOT UKMIS GENEVA) MY SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH IFTS FOR DISCUSSION OF INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, RIGHT
OF ABODE ENDORSEMENTS IN BN (0) PASSPORTS AND JLG PROCEDURE.
EVANS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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