GRS 150
CONFIDENTIAL
FM CANBERRA
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 168
OF 14051OZ MARCH 86
CONFIDENTIAL
TOP COPY
1
ник окотч
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1 4 MAR 1986
REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
DESK OFFICER INDEX
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
81
YOUR TELNO 84 TO ATHENS: HONG KONG AND GATT: AUSTRALIA
1. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE AUSTRALIANS (DFA AND DEPARTMENT OF TRADE) AS INSTRUCTED IN TUR. THE AUSTRALIANS WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE INFORMATION, AND NOTED THE NEED FOR STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY. THE DFA WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT HAD BEEN ACHIEVED. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE SEEMED SLIGHTLY WORRIED BY THE PROSPECTS OF CHINA EVENTUALLY ''HAVING TWO SEATS AT GATT'. (HOWEVER THOSE WE SPOKE TO IN BOTH THE MULTILATERAL AND BILATERAL AREAS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE NEW TO THEIR POSITIONS, AND APPEARED NOT TO HAVE SEEN THE PREVIOUS BRIEFING WE HAVE GIVEN TO THE DEPARTMENT).
LEAHY
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
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER
CABINET OFFIC
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
CONFIDENTIAL