GRS 200
CONFIDENTIAL
FM ANKARA
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 208
OF 17120OZ APRIL 86
249)
CONFIDENTIAL
к
YOUR TELNO 169: HONG KONG AND CATT
1. I SAW AMBASSADOR TEZEL (UNDER-SECRETARY, IE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER) TODAY AND LEFT WITH HIM AN AIDE MEMOIRE. HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH HIS PREVIOUS POST HAD BEEN TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO PEKING, HE HAD RATHER LOST TRACK OF HONG KONG EVENTS. BUT SPEAKING PERSONALLY HE COULD SEE NO PROBLEM AS FAR AS TURKEY WAS CONCERNED WITH WHAT WE PROPOSED. HE WOULD, HOWEVER, REFER MY AIDE MEMOIRE TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT AND LET ME KNOW IF TURKEY HAD ANY VIEWS. HE FULLY ACCEPTED THE NEED TO REMOVE ANY POSSIBLE DOUBTS ABOUT HONG KONG'S FUTURE STATUS.
2. WE HAVE COORDINATED OUR APPROACH WITH THE CHINESE EMBASSY. THE COUNSELLOR AT THE CHINESE EMBASSY, IN DISCUSSING THE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MY HEAD OF CHANCERY, STRESSED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WERE FULLY CONTENT WITH WHAT WAS PROPOSED AS REGARDS THE CONTENT OF OUR STATEMENT. THEY WERE ALSO HAPPY WITH THE PROCEDURE WHEREBY I SHOULD GO IN FIRST WITH THEM SUPPORTING.
RUSSELL
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 OFFICI
CABINET OFFICE
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
CONFIDENTIAL
HKR 192|||
RECEIVE
PEGISTRY
25 APR 1986
AjB
20
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