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AND TO DESKBY 10100OZ HONG KONG
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INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, OTTAWA, TOKYO, ROME, CANBERRA INFO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE
FOR HKD
YOUR TELNOS 864 AND 890 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1432: MFN STATUS FOR
CHINA: ACTION PLAN
1. I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD TAKE ACTION WITH THE CHINESE OVER THE QUESTION OF RENEWAL OF MFN STATUS
THE POINT TO MAKE IS SURELY AS SUGGESTED IN PARA 5 OF TUR THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR REPRESENTATIONS WITH
THE UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION WILL DEPEND IN PART ON POSITIVE AMERICAN PERCEPTIONS OF A CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO HONG KONG ISSUES. A BILATERAL APPROACH IE TO WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT SHOULD GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS CLEARLY WITHOUT INJECTING AN ADDITIONAL AND UNNECESSARY ELEMENT OF CONDITIONALITY INTO THE RESUMED TALKS.
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