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FP UKMIS GENEVA

TO DESKEY 21170OZ FCO

TELNO 274

OF 21172CZ MAY 1986

29 MAY 1986

INDSY

PA

AND TO DESKEY 22033OZ NEW DELHI

AND TO DEKSBY 22010OZ HONG KONG

AND TO DESKEY 220030Z PEKING

OUR TELNO 271: HONG KONG AND GATT

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REJISTRY

Taken

Agio6.

DOL

RANDHAVA (INDIA) HAS JUST INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS RECEIVED

INSTRUCTIONS FROM DELHI TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG'S CONTRACTING PARTY (CP) STATUS IN THE COUNCIL TOMORROW. HE WILL SAY

THAT INDIA IS STILL EXAMINING THE GATT DOCUMENTS, PESERVES ITS GATT RIGHTS, AND MAY RAISE THE MATTER AGAIN AT A SUBSEQUENT DATE.

2. J THANKED RANDHAWA FOR THIS ADVANCE WARMING AND SAID THAT,

ACCORDING TO OUR SOUNDINGS, INDIA WOULD BE THE ONLY CP MAKING SUCH A

STATEMENT. WE EXPECTED THAT THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN WOULD VELCOME HONG KONG IN ACCORDANCE WITH NORMAL PRACTICE AND THAT A NUMBER OF

OTHER CPS WOULD EXPRESS SUPPORT.

MONTGOMERY

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/MR RENTON

MR WILSON

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COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

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