TNAG-2147-FCO40-3066-Approval-of-the-final-acts-of-the-World-Administrative-Radio-1990 — Page 5

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FM HONG KONG

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OF 26075OZ JULY 90

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YOUR TELNO 1410 : APPROVAL OF FINAL ACTS OF WARCS AND WATTC

1. WE HAD HOPED TO AGREE WITH THE RECORDS ON INTELSAT/INMARSAT QUICKLY WITH THE CHINESE BEFORE DEALING WITH YET ANOTHER TELECOMMUNICATION MATTER I.E. THE RATIFICATION OF THE FINAL ACTS IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG. HENCE, THE DELAY IN RESPONDING TO YOUR TELNO

1000.

2. ALTHOUGH WE CANNOT BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE INCLUSION OF HONG KONG IN THE UK'S RATIFICATION WITHOUT CONSULTING THE CHINESE WOULD NOT IRRITATE THE CHINESE, IN THE LIGHT OF THE MINOR NATURE OF THESE ACTS, OUR VIEW THAT THE GUIDELINES DO NOT APPLY AND THE FACT THAT THIS MATTER WOULD MOST UNLIKELY COME TO CHINESE ATTENTION, WE ARE PREPARED TO TAKE THIS RISK.

3. IF FACED WITH A CHINESE QUERY, WE WOULD ARGUE ALONG THE LINES IN PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 864 THAT WE JUDGED THAT WE DID NOT NEED TO CONSULT THEM UNDER THE GUIDELINES.

4. GRATEFUL TO KNOW THE LIKELY TIMING OF THE UK'S RATIFICATION.

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