CONFIDENTIAL
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152573
MDHIAN 7147
CONFIDENTIAL
FM ROME
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 246
OF 03152OZ APRIL 90
нко 34001
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
02 MAY 1990
PA
REGIST
Action Taken
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, HONG KONG, OTHER DE POSIS
SAVING MILAN
INDEX
170
YOUR TELNO 245 TO CANBERRA: HONG KONG: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
1.
THE HEAD OF THE ASIA DEPARTMENT AT THE ITALIAN MFA TOLD US 132 TODAY THAT FOLLOWING THE INTERNAL MEETING ON 26 MARCH (MY TELNŐ \220) HIS RECOMMENDATION OF LONG TERM VISAS FOR HONG KONG CITIZENS
EMPLOYED BY ITALIAN COMPANIES HAD BEEN SUBMITTED TO MINISTERS. FERRI SAID HE WAS QUITE CONFIDENT' THAT THE PROPOSAL WOULD FIND FAVOUR, ALTHOUGH THE PROCESS MIGHT TAKE SOME TIME YET. HE ASKED THAT WE SHOULD NOT, REPEAT NOT, THEREFORE REGARD IT AS ALREADY GOVERNMENT POLICY.
EGERTON
ROME WILL PASS SAVING
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
60
MAIN
57
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
PUSD NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
3
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS NNNN
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
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