UNCLASSIFIED

FM COPENHAGEN

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 134

OF 070629Z MAY 90

INFO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG

UNCLASSIFIED

BTC HONG KONG TELNO 138 : NATIONALITY

нко

269

067315

MDLIAN 8879

THIRD 240/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

2 1 APR 1990

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY

PA

Action Taken

!

1. WE SPOKE TO THE MFA ABOUT NIELSEN'S INTERVIEW. HERLUF HANSEN KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE HONG KONG PRESS ARTICLE AND SUGGESTED THAT NIELSEN'S STATEMENT MAY HAVE BEEN HIS OWN GUESSWORK. HANSEN TOLD US THAT THE MFA WERE STILL NEGOTIATING A SCHEME WITH THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE BUT PRECISE DETAILS AND THE MECHANICS OF HOW TO OPERATE THE SCHEME WITHIN DANISH IMMIGRATION LAW WERE STILL TO BE AGREED. HANSEN NEVERTHELESS AGREED THAT, IF ASKED, WE COULD SAY THE DANES ARE CONSIDERING THE MATTER IN A POSITIVE WAY BUT THAT DETAILS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT.

WILLIAMS

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

67

.HK AGREEMENT NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

HD /NTD

HD/CONSULAR D

NEWS D

PUSD

ADDITIONAL

11

HK AGREEMENT NATIONALITY

NNNN

DISTRIBUTION

78

PS

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

PS/PUS

MR MCLAREN

MR BURNS

MR BLATHERWICK

MISS SPENCER

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