CONFIDENT AL
FM UKMIS GENEVA
TO DESKBY 20113OZ FCO
TELNO 270
OF 201053Z MAY 1986
CONFIDENTIAL
INFO DESKBY 21010OZ HONG KONG
INFO DESKBY 210100Z PEK LNG
343
(345
HKK 12+8
12+18 122/1
RECEIVEL
23MAY1986 MEN
DESK OFFICER
WA
Action Taken
YOUR TELNOS 918 AND 919 TO HONG KONG (JUST RECEIVED): HONG KONG AND GATT: STATUS OF HONG KONG'S GENEVA OFFICE
1. WE AGREE YOUR PROPOSALS, BUT HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS.
20.
PARA 4 YOUR FIRST TUR. AFTER THE NEW SITUATION HAS BEEN PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY CONTRACTING PARTIES AT THE 22 MAY GATT COUNCIL, WE DO NOT SEE HOW EVEN THE INDIANS OR BRAZILIANS COULD ''INTERFERE WITH THE WORKING OF THE NEW RELATIONSHIP BEFORE 1997,
3. PARA 5 OF YOUR SECOND TUR. UKNIS AND HONG KONG OFFICE SHARE THE
SAME BUILDING. WE SUGGEST THE LAST SENTENCE BE AMENDED TO: UKMIS AND HONG KONG OFFICES IN GENEVA ARE PHYSICALLY SEPARATE WITH THE OWN
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS''
4.
PARA & OF YOUR SECOND TUR. THE QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES IS ONE FOR THE SWISS AUTHORITIES, NOT FOR THE GATT SECRETARIAT AND THE PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY.
MONTGOMERY
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
COPIES TO:-
MR ROBERTS
NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT
MR WOOD
MR PEIRCE
MR MALLABY
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICE
CABINET OFFICE
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON
MR CROWLEY
PUSD
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