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POLITICAL BODY THAN GATT AND WE THEREFORE SEE NO PARTICULAR NEED

TO INCLUDE AN ESSENTIALLY POLITICAL CAVEAT IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

IN ANY CASE THE ATTACHED DECLARATIONS WILL ADEQUATELY MAKE THE

POINT. UNLESS HONG KONG OBJECT PLEASE OMIT IT FROM THE TEXT YOU

HAND OVER.

4.

FOR OTTAWA. GRATEFUL ALSO IF THE UK DELEGATION COULD

SHOW THE PRESS RELEASE, AS AMENDED ABOVE, TO THE CCC

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ENSURE THAT HE IS CONTENT WITH IT. WE HAVE

NO OBJECTION TO ITS BEING SHOWN TO THE CHINESE DELEGATION IF THAT

WOULD BE HELPFUL. GRATEFUL IN DUE COURSE TO KNOW WHEN THE

COUNCIL TAKES ITS DECISION.

HOWE

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