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AND THE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WOULD BE SENDING MISSIONS TO WASHINGTON. STI AND NON-OFFICIALS, INCLUDING LADY DUNN AND ALLEN LEE, WOULD ALSO BE LOBBYING.
4. KIMMITT SAID THAT DURING MAY THE US ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE CONCENTRATING ON SECURING THE ACCEPTANCE BY CONGRESS OF THEIR PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE FAST TRACK MECHANISM. THEY WERE VERY KEEN THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE MIXED UP WITH MFN. I SAID THAT IF THE ADMINISTRATION THOUGHT OF ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO TO HELP, THEY SHOULD LET US KNOW. KIMMITT REPLIED THAT HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO THINK OF WAYS IN WHICH EITHER HKG OR AMCHAM COULD FOCUS ATTENTION ON A KEY ISSUE. ONE POINT THAT HAD OCCURRED TO HIM WAS THE EFFECT THAT THE LOSS OF MFN WOULD HAVE ON US SALES TO HONG KONG AND GUANGDONG. HE WOULD DISCUSS THIS FURTHER WITH AMCHAM WHEN HE MET THEM CON 1 MAY).
WILSON
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
70
ΜΑΙΝ
66
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
PUSD
.(RESTRICTED)
NAD
LIMITED
RAD
HKD
HD/FED
NEWS D
PLANNERS
ADDITIONAL
4
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO.10
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