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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 AIDE 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 SECRETARY IS FOLLOWING UP TOMORROW AT WORKING
LEVEL.
URE
B
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON
MR CROWLEY
PUSD
HO/ECO(E)
HKK122||
RECEIVED
INDEX
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1 7 APR 1986
AjB
COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS
MR FIFOOT
MR WOOD
MR PEIRCE
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE
CABINET OFFIC
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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