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OCMIAN 2475
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PP PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO BRASI
24163UZ APR
GRS 500
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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY BRASILIA
TELNO 112
OF 241630Z APRIL 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
YOUR TELNO 115: HONG KONG AND GATT
1.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR SPEAKING AGAIN TO THOMPSON
FLORES. THERE NOW SEEM REASONABLE GROUNDS FOR HOPE THAT THE
BRAZILIANS WILL NOT CREATE DIFFICULTIES OVER THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
HONG KONG. BUT IN VIEW OF THE ATTITUDE DISPLAYED BY AMBASSADOR
BATISTA (PARA 3 OF TUR AND UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 200) WE SHOULD BE
GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TOUCH BASE ONCE AGAIN WITH THE BRAZILIANS
SOME TIME IN ADVANCE OF THE FORTHCOMING GATT COUNCIL (ON 22 MAY).
TO CHECK THAT THEY DO NOT INTEND TO RAISE OBJECTIONS OR QUERIES.
AT THAT MEETING.
2.
IF AT THAT STAGE IT SEEMS TO YOU THAT THE BRAZILIANS MAY
STILL RAISE QUESTIONS AT THE COUNCIL WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU
WOULD SPEAK AGAIN TO REINFORCE THE EARLIER MESSAGE, DRAWING AT
YOUR DISCRETION ON THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL POINTS. IN THAT
EVENT WE MIGHT ALSO WISH TO SUGGEST TO THE CHINESE THAT THEY
SHOULD SPEAK AGAIN TO THE BRAZILIANS IN PEKING.
(A)
WE ARE ENGAGED IN A LONG AND DIFFICULT TASK IN
IMPLEMENTING THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION ON HONG
KONG. WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ADMINISTERING HONG KONG EFFECTIVELY, AND MAINTAINING ITS
STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, UNTIL 1997, AND FOR HANDING IT
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