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F UKREP BRUSSELS
TO
IMEDIATE FOO
TELNO 1277
OF 161520Z APRIL 86
INFO PRIORITY EUROPEAN COMMUNITY POSTS, UKMIS GENEVA, PEKING
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
133 134 33
YOUR TELS 169-171 TO CANBERRA AND UKREP TELNO 1148
HONG KONG AND GATT
:
SUMMARY
1.
DETAIL
ACTION COMPLETED WITH COMMISSION. VERY SYMPATHETIC RESPONSE.
2. AFTER GETTING CLEARANCE FROM MY CHINESE COLLEAGUE, WE HAVE NOW TAKEN ACTION WITH THE COMMISSION. YESTERDAY, WE LEFT WITH SCHAUR (DE CLERCQ CABINET) A NOTE BASED ON PARAGRPAHS 1-7 OF YOUR TELNO 170. I SPOKE ON THE PHONE TO DE CLERCO TODAY, TO RUN THROUGH THE SAME POINTS. HE WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE INFORMATION AND SAID THAT
THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR HAD ALSO ASKED TO SEE HIM. THE COMMISSION SUPPORTED THE WHOLE PLAN VERY STRONGLY. I MENTIONED THAT WE WOULD
ALGO BE TAKING ACTION WITH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER STATES. DE CLERCO WAS HAPPY WITH THIS. I HAVE REASSURED MY CHINESE COLLEAGUE THAT HE WILL
FACE NO PROBLEMS FROM THE COMMISSION.
HANDAY
HKK1021
YYYY
ADVANCE
SHEPHERD FOO
GALLOWORTHY HKD FCO
R WILLIAMS DTI
VOLNAN 1435
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
RECT VEL
1 7 APR 1986
DESK MENCER
INDRY.
PA
ISTRY
Action Taken:
TAB 17/4
COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS
MR FIFOOT
MR WOOD
MR PEIRCE
MR MALLABY
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
CABINET OFFICE
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER 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
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