Confidential
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2 1 MAR 1986
DES- OFFICER INDEX
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"GRS IZO. CONFIDENTIAL
FM UKMIS GENEVA
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 139
OF 21074OZ MARCH 1986
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING
M
REGISTRY Action Taken
HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES
1. IN THE WEEK THAT HAS/ELAPSED SINCE OUR PRELIMINARY LOBBYING EXERCISE (OUR TELNO 1241 THERE HAS BEEN A GOOD DEAL OF PRESS INTEREST MAINLY FROM FAR-EASTERN BASED NEWSPAPERS, BOTH TO THE GATT SECRETARIAT AND TO THIS MISSION (INCLUDING THE HONG KONG OFFICE). ALTHOUGH LINDEN (GATT LEGAL ADVISER) HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ENQUIRIES FROM CPS WE HAVE BEEN ASKED INFORMALLY BY SOME OF THOSE WHOM WE BRIEFED HOW SOON IT WILL BE BEFORE THE NEXT PHASE TAKES PLACE.
2. AS SEEN FROM HERE IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO MOVE TO THE MORE DETAILED LOBBYING PHASE WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY. WE NOTE THAT THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE THE VIEW OF HONG KONG (HK TELNO 827). THE LONGER WE WAIT THE GREATER THE PROSPECT OF ADVERSELY INFLUENC NG SOME WHOSE SUPPORT WE HOPE TO SECURE.
104
SANKEY
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
11.3
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
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS ASSESSMENTS STAFF
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE
CABINET OFFIC
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
PS
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PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON
MR CROWLEY
PUSD
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