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'FROM: J C Morris

Hong Kong Department

INDEX

Thank you.

I bought as

much

Mr McLaren

R

US SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG

DATE: 15 November 1990

cc: Mr Burns

Mr Paul

Sattached

exchange for me.file

405

A 1. You asked in a manuscript note on telno 2560 if we could

determine how the US authorities were going to define a US

company in Hong Kong under the terms of the Morrison Bill.

B

2.

We consulted Washington whose reply makes clear that the definition is very narrow. You will recall that a similar,

narrow definition of a UK firm was rejected for our

purposes because it would have excluded Jardines and other

"British" companies not registered in the UK.

Thanis

J C Morris

(* \regret

we seem to have mig fond

your

Ms. nov.)

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