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CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO FLASH HONG KONG
TELNO 50
OF 220415Z APRIL 86
CONFIDENTIAL
INFO DESKENY 22080OZ FCO
YOUR TELNO 73 AND FCO TELNO 325: HONG KONG AND GATT/BN(0)
PASSPORTS MEMORANDA PUBLICATION
1. WE HAVE BEEN PRESSING THE MFA FOR A CALL THIS MORNING TO TAKE
ACTION ON THE VARIOUS HONG KONG RELATED SUBJECTS ON WHICH WE HAVE
INSTRUCTIONS, BUT IN PARTICULAR ON SECOND TUR. THE BEST THE MFA COULD COME UP WITH WAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH WANG JIAJI AT 1700 LOCAL TODAY (WANG IS APPARENTLY TIED UP FOR MOST OF THE DAY).
2. BLUNT THEREFORE SPOKE BY TELEPHONE AT 1130 LOCAL TO LI CHUANSHENG AS INSTRUCTED IN SECOND TUR AND READ TO LI THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED SHORT INTRODUCTORY PRESS RELEASE. BLUNT MADE A STRONG PITCH FOR CHINESE AGREEMENT TO PUBLICATION LATER TODAY. HE DID NOT DEPLOY THE FALL BACK PROPOSAL IN PARAGRPH 4 OF SECOND TUR BUT IN RESPONSE TO LI'S QUESTION DID USE THE LINE IN THE SECOND AND THIRD
SENTENCES OF PARAGRAPH 2 OF SECOND TUR.
3. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT LI WILL RESPOND BY TELEPHONE DURING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON, BUT ON PAST FORM WE THINK IT MORE LIKELY THAT THE CHINESE RESPONSE WILL BE CONVEYED DURING BLUNT'S CALL ON WANG AT 1700. WE SHALL REPORT THE OUTCOME OF DISCUSSIONS ON MEMORANDA PUBLICATION AT THAT MEETING BY FLASH TELEGRAM. IF THE CHINESE CAN AGREE TO THE PRESS STATEMENT BEING MADE TODAY IN THE TERMS PROPOSED WE ASSUME THAT YOU WOULD STILL WISH TO ISSUE YOUR PRESS RELEASE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS EVENING. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD LET US KNOW DESKBNY 220815Z THE PRECISE TIME YOU WOULD ENVISAGE ITS ISSUE (WANG IS LIKELY TO ASK). WE DOUBT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO GET A REPORTING TELEGRAM TO YOU BEFORE 1900 LOCAL.
4. WE HAVE AMENDED THE DRAFT GATT PRESS RELEASE AS REQUESTED IN
FIRST TUR.
EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
CONFIDENTIAL
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ANGLM 5.
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INDEX
23 APR 1986
KEN
PA
REGISTRY
All TAN
AgB 2314.