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OCMIAN 8751

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RR MEXIC

RR WASHI

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091200Z JUL

GRS 150

HIC

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14 JUL 1986

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TO ROUTINE MEXICO CITY

TELNO 203

OF 091200Z JULY 86

INFO ROUTINE UKREP BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON

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YOUR TELNO 257 MEXICO AND GATT

1.

THE MEXICAN CHARGE D'AFFAIRES (STEGER) AND COMMERCIAL COUNSELLOR (CABRERA) CALLED ON ECD(E) ON 8 JULY TO LOBBY FOR UK

SUPPORT FOR MEXICAN ACCESSION TO GATT.

2. WE SAID THAT THE UK WOULD CERTAINLY VOTE IN FAVOUR WHEN THE PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION AND WORKING PARTY REPORT WERE PRESENTED TO

THE GATT COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION ON 15 JULY. THE PROTOCOL AND

REPORT HAD BEEN AGREED, AND THE EC/MEXICO TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS

SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED: WE SAW NO OBSTACLES.

3. NEITHER STEGER NOR CABRERA RAISED THE QUESTION OF TIMING. BUT WE VOLUNTEERED THAT WE WOULD BE HAPPY IF MEXICAN MEMBERSHIP

COULD BE EXPEDITED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

HOWE

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

ECD (E)

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