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Sir

RESTRICTED

I have the honour to refer to the provisions of the International

Telecommunication Convention dealing with special arrangements (as

currently contained in Article 31 of the text of the convention

established in Nairobi in 1982, or as may be contained in any

subsequent text of the Convention which may be applied to Hong Kong) and to the proposal of the Hong Kong Government to enter into

negotiations with the telecommunications administration of other

territories with a view to concluding, in accordance with those

provisions, special arrangements which do not concern members in general, in particular in the field of International Value Added

Network Services. The United Kingdom Government hereby formally

entrusts you with authority to conduct external relations on behalf of Hong Kong as follows, namely to negotiate, conclude and implement special arrangements on behalf of Hong Kong, for the establishment,

operation, and use of special telecommunications networks, systems

and services, in accordance with those provisions, with states and

telecommunications administrations.

SAIABM

I am, Sir

Yours Faithfully

Douglas Hurd