GRS 111
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FM CAIRO
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 265
OF 17122OZ APRIL 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING
MY TELNO 259: HONG KONG AND THE GATT
1. DULY RAISED THIS WITH THE ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER
WHEN CALLED ON HIM ON 17 APRIL AND LEFT WITH HIM A
SPEAKING NOTE BASED ON YOUR TELNO 170 TO CANBERRA.
I ADDED THAT THE EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR IN PEKING WOULD
BE RECEIVING A SIMILAR APPROACH FROM THE CHINESE MFA.
2. BOUTROS GHALI MADE NO COMMENT, BUT UNDERTOOK TO
STUDY THE SPEAKING NOTE.
URWICK
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/FED
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
HD / ECO(E)
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON
MR CROWLEY
PUSD
COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT MR WOOD MR PEIRCE
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFIC
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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