HKB 09111
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12 MAY 1993
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CONFIDENTIAL
NOTES OF A MEETING BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR
AND SPEAKER FOLEY ON 5 MAY 1993
Present:
Speaker Foley
Governor
HMA Sir R. Renwick
Barrie Wiggham
PS/GH
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The Governor thanked Speaker Foley for giving him the time for
the meeting. He said he was grateful for the access given to him
for his current visit to Washington. He was aware that the US
Administration and Congress were trying to work out arrangements on
MFN.
His feeling was
was that the US did not want MFN to be the
centre of affairs between the US Administration and the Congress.
2.
Speaker Foley said the change of the Administration had been
a factor. He had detected that the two parties in Congress were
beginning to have a coalition on MFN. The Democrats were outraged
by human rights issues in China and the Republicans many of whom
were Taiwan sympathisers, probably wanted to have a go at China
using the MFN vehicle. Personally he would support free trade.
He also considered that the President would not want to veto a bill
jointly supported by the House and Senate.
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