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YOUR TELNO 2707: POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC MULTILATERAL TREATIES
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THANK YOU FOR TUR AND FOR FOAKES' LETTER OF 16 NOVEMBER TO MARSHALL. OUR DETAILED COMMENTS ON THE THREE DRAFT DISCUSSION PAPERS ARE INCLUDED IN BROOKS FAXED LETTER TO EDWARDS OF TODAY S DATE. THERE ARE JUST TWO FURTHER POINTS WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
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FIRSTLY: PARA 9 OF FOAKES LETTER MENTIONS THAT YOU ARE INCLINED TO DELETE THE SENTENCE REFERRING TO THE UK DECLARATION IN RESPECT OF THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF TREATIES (ITEM 15.9 PARA 16). WE AGREE THAT IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE CHINESE WILL ACCEPT THE CONTINUANCE OF THIS DECLARATION. HOWEVER WE FEEL IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO INCLUDE THE SENTENCE IN QUESTION AND ADD A FURTHER SENTENCE TO THE EFFECT THAT WE ARE NOT PROPOSING THE CONTINUANCE OF THE DECLARATION AFTER 1997. THIS WILL MAKE OUR
POSITION CLEAR.
3. SECONDLY: THE LATEST LIST OF TREATIES IN THE POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC CATEGORY INCLUDES ITEM 15.21: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION 1945. THIS IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE DRAFT DISCUSSION PAPERS. ARE WE RIGHT IN ASSUMING THAT THIS
ITEM WILL NOT BE A SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION?
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