GRS 150
CONFIDENTIMAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 78 SIC
OF 140945Z MARCH 86
CONFIDENTIAL
INFOR IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
TOP COPY
#THM 04012
RECEIVED NPEGISTRY
17 MAR 1986
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FROM WILSON,
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YOUR TELNO. 84 TO ATHENS AND UKMIS GENEVA TELNO. 120: HONG KONG AND THE GATT: BRIEF ING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES.
WE AGREE WITH THE PROPOSAL IN UKMIS GENEVA TUR THAT TOKYO AND WELLINGTON SHOULD BE ADDED AS TARGETS OF THE PRELIMINARY LOBBYING EXERCISE. PLEASE COULD YOU ARRANGE THE APPROPRIATE COPYING ACTION.
2. WE AGREE WITH THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL DEFENSIVE POINTS IN PARA 2 OF UKMIS GENEVA'S TUR. WE SHALL ADD THEM TO THE DRAFT INSTRUCTIONS TO BE CLEARED WITH THE CHINESE. WE HAVE AGREED WITH THE CHINESE DELEGATION TO THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WHO ARE STAYING IN HONG KONG FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK, THAT HUM WILL CONTACT THEM EARLY IN THE WEEK. WE SHALL THEN REPORT TO PEKING SO THAT SUPPORTING ACTION CAN BE
TAKEN WITH THE MFA.
3. WE ARE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY TODAY ABOUT THE PROPOSED LIST OF TARGETS FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE LOBBYING EXERCISE.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS
MR FIFOOT
MR WOOD MR PEIRCE
MR MALLABY
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
CABINET OFFIC
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON
MR CROWLEY PUSD
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