75
GRS 100
CONFIDENTIAL
:
COPY
CONFIDENTIAL
FM BRASILIA
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 112
OF 18173OZ APRIL 86
AND TO ROUTINE PEKING
MY TELNO 109: HONG KONG AND THE GATT
1.
COMMERCIAL SECRETARY CALLED ON SECRETARY TARRAGO OF COMMERCIAL POLICY DIVISION OF ITAMARATY ON 18 APRIL. NICHOLS SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED AND LEFT COPY OF THE AIDE MEMOIRE WHICH I HAD HANDED TO THOMPSON FLORES.
2. TARRAGO SAID THAT WHILE BRAZIL WOULD NATURALLY WISH TO LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROPOSAL HE SAW NO
DIFFICULTIES IN PRINCIPLE. HE COMMENTED THAT HONG KONG IS AN IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNER OF BRAZIL'S, ESPECIALLY IN TEXTILES,
AND QUOTE DESERVES TO ENJOY FULL STATUS UNQUOTE.
URE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)
HOLECD (E)
COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT MR WOOD
MR PEIRCE
MR MALLABY
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICI
CABINET OFFICE
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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
CONFIDENTIAL
HKR122/1
(202
!.ED IN REGISTRY 2 1 APR 1986
INULT.
1
OFFICER
REGISTRY
Action Taken
PA
AB 24/4.