OCMIAN 1459
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PP HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
211723Z APR
GRS 163
22
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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 713
OF 2117232 APRIL 86
AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA
HKK 122|| RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
23 APR 1986
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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD WAS
RECEIVED FROM BRASILIA TELNO 109 OF 16 APRIL.
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FM BRASILIA
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 109
OF 161626Z APRIL 86
YOUR TELNOS 169, 170 AND 171 TO CANBERRA. HONG KONG AND GATT
1. WITH THE PREOCCUPATION OF BRAZILIAN MINISTERS WITH OTHER
MATTERS, I SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED TO THE DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AT THE MFA TODAY AND LEFT AN
AIDE MEMOIRE WITH HIM.
2. THOMPSON FLORES UNDERSTOOD THAT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THIS
CONSTITUTED AN APPROACH AT A POLITICAL LEVEL. AFTER STUDYING MY
AID MEMOIRE HE SAID THAT HIS INITIAL REACTION WAS THAT HE WOULD
NOT ANTICIPATE ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH BRAZILIAN UNDERSTANDING
AND ACCEPTANCE OF OUR ACTION.
3. MY COMMERCIAL SECRETAY IS FOLLOWING UP TOMORROW AT WORKING
LEVEL.
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