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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3573
OF 12095OZ NOVEMBER 91
INFO IMMEDIATE SEOUL
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YRTELNO 530: APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING
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1. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO SEOUL FOR THINKING OF US, BUT WE CONFIRM THAT THERE IS NO (NO) NEED FOR ANY SPECIAL EFFORT IN SUPPORT OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATION TO APEC. THE ABSENCE OF SUPPORT IS INDEED HELPFUL FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ESTABLISHING OUR CREDENTIALS WITH APEC MEMBERS AS A SEPARATE ECONOMIC ENTITY POSSESSING AUTONOMY IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL
RELATIONS.
WILSON
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ΜΑΙΝ
77
.ASIA/PACIFIC ECONOMIC
LIMITED
ERD
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
ECD (E)
FED
HKD
NAD
PLANNERS
SEAD
ADDITIONAL
5
MR T MUIR EEP/DTI
MR J M BOWDER, OT4/DTI MR LOVE, OT2/DTI
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
82
SPD
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR GAREL-JONES
MR BAYNE
SIR J COLES
MR BEAMISH
MR BURNS
MR SLATER
MR P SEDGEWICK, IF/HMT MR P EDMONDS, IF2/HMT
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