GRS 230
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 161
OF 241630Z JANUARY 86
CONTIDENTIAL
ADOO DOL
7
YOUR TELNO 231:
1.
HONG KONG AND THE ILO
кко RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
27 JAN1986
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Action Taken
EHRMAN'S LETTER OF 7 AUGUST REFERRED TO IN SMITH'S LETTER
-OF 6 JANUARY WAS A DRAFT NEVER IN FACT DESPATCHED TO YOU, BECAUSE
OVERTAKEN BY OUR TELNO 1195 ON THE ASIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF
THE ILO.
2.
IN REPLY TO SMITH'S LETTER OF 6 JANUARY GRATEFUL IF YOU
COULD CONSULT BURROWS AND GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH. IF YOU DECIDE
THAT YOU WISH TO SEND A TRIPARTITE DELEGATION TO THE 1986 ILO
CONFERENCE WE WILL NEED TO BEAR IN MIND ANY POSSIBLE CHINESE
REACTION IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR DISCUSSION OF MEMBERSHIP OF
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP. GIVEN
THE ILO CONSTITUTION SUCH REPRESENTATION WOULD OF COURSE HAVE TO
FORM PART OF THE UK DELEGATION, SINCE THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT
MAKE ANY PROVISION FOR A SEPARATE DELEGATION BY NON-SOVEREIGN
ENTITIES AT GENERAL CONFERENCES UNLIKE THE CASE OF REGIONAL
CONFERENCES UNDER THE REGIONAL CONFERENCE RULES. GIVEN
STATEMENTS BY CIC AND OTHER HONG KONG TRADE UNIONISTS IN 1985, WE
SHOULD HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL TO ENSURE THAT THE CHINESE DID NOT
REGARD THE SENDING OF A HONG KONG TRIPARTITE DELEGATION AS AN
ATTEMPT TO FORCE THEIR HAND ON HONG KONG'S STATUS IN THE ILO.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
D/HD PUSD
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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