(180)

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GRS 111

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FM CAIRO

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 265

OF 17122OZ APRIL 86

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING

MY TELNO 259: HONG KONG AND THE GATT

1. 41 DULY RAISED THIS WITH THE ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER WHEN I CALLED ON HIM ON 17 APRIL AND LEFT WITH HIM A SPEAKING NOTE BASED ON YOUR TELNO 170 TO CANBERRA. I ADDED THAT THE EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR IN PEKING WOULD BE RECEIVING A SIMILAR APPROACH FROM THE CHINESE MFA.

2. BOUTROS GHALI MADE NO COMMENT, BUT UNDERTOOK TO STUDY THE SPEAKING NOTE.

URWICK

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

HD / ECO(E)

RD (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON

MR CROWLEY

PUSD

HKK 122/1

RECEIVED IN RÉGISTRY 1 8 APR 1986

21SK OFFICER

INDL

PA

suun laken

TOP COPY

COPIES TO: MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT MR WOOD MR PEIRCE

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFIC!

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE

MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

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