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TELNO 638
OF 181151Z MAY 90
INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, SINGAPORE BRUSSELS, LUXEMBOURG, PARIS
FCO TELNO 855 TO WASHINGTON: SECOND GOVERNMENT REPLY TO FAC REPORT
ON HONG KONG
SUMMARY
1. GERMANS PROPOSE ALTERATION TO TEXT. MINOR POINT BUT IMPORTANT TO THEM.
DETAIL
2. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO HEAD OF MFA'S FED. SCHEEL WAS DISTURBED BY THE
FACT THAT THE FRG IS SET APART FROM OTHER EC PARTNERS IN THE REPORT. HE SAID THAT THE FRG HAD WORKED OUT AND APPROVED THEIR SCHEME. THE ONLY ASPECT STILL TO BE FINALISED WAS WHICH HONG KONG PERSONNEL WOULD BE CHOSEN. HE DID NOT SEE WHY THE FRG SHOULD BE DISADVANTAGED IN THE TEXT JUST BECAUSE THE DECENTRALISED NATURE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (IE THE NEED TO CONSULT WITH THE LAENDER) HAD SLOWED DOWN THE FRG SCHEME.
3. HE PROPOSED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPH 23 (LINES 12-15): QUOTE FRANCE, GERMANY, BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG ARE IMPLEMENTING SCHEMES TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT OF ENTRY TO EMPLOYEES OF FRENCH, GERMAN, BELGIAN AND LUXEMBOURG COMPANIES AND THEIR FAMILIES UNQUOTE. THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE BEGINNING QUOTE THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC UNQUOTE COULD THEN BE DELETED.
4. AS SECOND BEST SCHEEL SAID HE WOULD ACCEPT THE REPORT'S ORIGINAL SENTENCE BEGINNING IN LINE 12 WITH THE ADDITION OF QUOTE GERMANY UNQUOTE AND QUOTE GERMAN UNQUOTE AND DELETION OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. HIS MAIN OBJECTIVE WAS FOR GERMANY TO BE MENTIONED IN THE
SAME BREATH AS THE OTHER EC PARTNERS.
COMMENT
5. THE GERMANS HAVE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THEIR SCHEME. WE HOPE
WE CAN ACCOMMODATE SCHEEL'S CONCERNS.
MALLABY