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HONG KONG TELNO 3370: IRO SUB-GROUP: MULTILATERAL TREATIES: CUSTOMS

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1. (FOR HONG KONG): YOUR TELNO 2991 ASKED ONLY FOR COPIES OF

THE UK DECLARATIONS MADE IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG. WE ASSUMED THAT COPIES OF THE UK'S INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION WERE ALREADY AVAILABLE TO YOU. WE SHALL OBTAIN THE OTHER DOCUMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IN TIME TO MEET YOUR DEADLINE. WE THINK YOU SHOULD HAND OVER THE PAPERS REFERRED TO IN TUR WITHOUT ANNEXES. ALTHOUGH NOT IDEAL, IT IS PREFERABLE TO POSTPONING CONSULTATION.

2. WE THINK THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER A MORE SATISFACTORY PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING THESE DOCUMENTS THAN THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF REQUESTING DOCUMENTS AS THEY ARE REQUIRED IN SMALL BATCHES. SAINTY (HKD) WROTE TO IRELAND (CAB, HONG KONG) ON 14 NOVEMBER TO SUGGEST HOW WE MIGHT STREAMLINE THIS PROCESS. WE ARE NOW FAXING COPIES TO IRELAND (HONG KONG) AND AUST (UKMIS NEW YORK). 3. (FOR UKMIS NEW YORK): GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD TAKE ACTION ON PARA 1 OF TUR (ITEMS 3.12 AND 3.13 ARE DEPOSITED WITH THE

CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL IN BRUSSELS AND WE ARE REQUESTING THEM SEPARATELY).

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