GRS 180
CONFIDENTIAL
FM STOCKHOLM
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 115
OF 170855Z APRIL 86
CONTIDENTIAL
TOF COPY
INFO SAVING HONG KONG, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
HKK IQQ211 RECEIVED IN ALLUMY
1 8 APR 1986
DESK OFFICE
INDEX
26
PA
TRY
Lion Taken
AJ81814.
133 134 135
YOUR TELNOS 169
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171 TO CANBERRA : HONG KONG AND GATTL
1. HELLSTROM, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN TRADE, AND HIS STATE SECRETARY ABERG ARE IN PARIS AND UNABLE TO SEE ME WITHIN THE DATES GIVEN IN
FIRST TUR. WE THEREFORE TOOK ACTION YESTERDAY WITH GYLLENSTIERNA, ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY (GATT AND OECD) AT THE MFA, LEAVING BEHIND A SPEAKING NOTE (COPY BY BAG) BASED ON PARAS 1 SECOND TUR.
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7 OF
2. GYLLENSTIERNA SAID THAT, ON FIRST REFLECTION, HE COULD NOT IMAGINE THAT THE PROPOSED LINE OF ACTION WOULD CREATE ANY PROBLEMS FOR, OR MEET ANY OBJECTION FROM, SWEDEN. HE PROMISED TO INFORM HIS MINISTER ORALLY IN PARIS. I HAVE NEVERTHELESS SENT
HELLSTROM HIS OWN COPY OF OUR SPEAKING NOTE UNDER A PERSONAL LETTER. 3. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CHINESE COLLEAGUE WILL BE CALLING ON FRIDAY ON JORGEN HOLGERSSON, CHIEF LEGAL ADVISER OF THE TRADE DIVISION OF THE MFA, WHO HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED IN THE ABSENCE OF ALL THE SENIOR OFFICIALS MORE DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH GATT.
PARSONS
YYYY
SFCO PSE PASS SAVINGS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
REPEATED AS REQUESTED
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 OFFICE
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER
CABINET OFFICI
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
CONTIDENTIAL