CONFIDENTIAL
FM THE HAGUE
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 243
OF 15104OZ APRIL 86
CONFIDENTIAL
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INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING
INFO ROUTINE OTHER EC POSTS
133)
YOUR TELNO 169 TO CANBERRA: HONG KONG AND GATT
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SUMMARY
1. ACTION TAKEN AT POLITICAL LEVEL WITH THE MFA WHOSE REACTION
WAS UNDERSTANDING.
DETAIL
2. THE CHINESE EMBASSY, WHO WERE UNBRIEFED WHEN WE APPROACHED THEM, HAVE SINCE INFORMED US THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM PEKING WERE THAT APPROACHES SHOULD BE MADE IN BRUSSELS AND GENEVA, BUT
NOT IN COMMUNITY CAPITALS.
3. WE TOOK ACTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS DIVISION OF THE MFA ON 15 APRIL, LEAVING A SPEAKING NOTE BASED ON PARAS 1-7 OF YOUR TELNO 170 TO CANBERRA AND DRAWING ON THE DEFENSIVE POINTS. IN DOING SO, WE EMPHASISED THE POLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINING CONTINUITY AND CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG. THE MFA, WHILE SAYING THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO STUDY THE TECHNICAL
IMPLICATIONS, EXPRESSED FULL UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PURPOSE. WE SHALL FOLLOW UP AT TECHNICAL LEVEL WITH THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS DURING THE COURSE OF THIS WEEK AND WILL REPORT
ANY REACTION OF SUBSTANCE.
MARGETSON
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
COPIES TO:-
MR ROBERTS
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
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
REPEATED AS REQUESTED
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON MR CROWLEY
PUSD
CONFIDENTIAL
HKK 122/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRO
16 APR 1986
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
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