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MDLIAN 7.3

ANY APPLICATION FROM HONG KONG.

THE SECRETARY GENERALLY NORMALLY

TAKES THE LINE THAT MEMBERSHIP FOR HONG KONG AND TAIWAN RAISES

DIFFICULT POLITICAL PROBLEMS

A LINE WHICH WOULD INFLUENCE MANY WAVERERS AMONG THE MEMBERSHIP IF MAINTAINED IN THE FACE OF AN ACTUAL

APPLICATION.

5. I CONSEQUENTLY WELL APPRECIATE SIR D WILSON'S HESITATIONS CHONG KONG TELNO 1743) AND SIR A DONALD'S HEAVILY QUALIFIED REACTION (PEKING TELNO 818) BUT AS TUR NOTES, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE LEVELS OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NON-MEMBER ECONOMIES AND THE OECD. THE HIGHER ONE GOES UP THE SCALE, THE MORE HEAVILY THE POLITICAL FACTORS WILL WEIGH WITH OUR PARTNERS. SO BEFORE ANY FINAL DECISIONS ARE TAKEN, THERE MIGHT BE VALUE IN HAVING A FULL DISCUSSION BETWEEN THIS DELEGATION AND OFFICIALS FROM THE COLONY'S

BRUSSELS OR GENEVA TRADE OFFICES ABOUT THE COSTS AND BENEFITS

INVOLVED IN THE VARIOUS OPTIONS: A SUITABLE OCCASION WOULD BE IN THE

MARGINS OF THE NEXT OECD/DAE TRADE MEETING IN MID-JULY.

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