CONFIDENTIAL
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MDHIAN 5594
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 513
OF 310959Z MARCH 93
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, INFO PRIORITY BTC HONG
(13)
HKCC 012/4
RICE
2 APP Vys
DESK OFFICER INDEX
PA
UKREP BRUSSELS
ра 1012/4
KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
•NOT ON FILES
1/4
NOT ON
YOUR TELNOS 190 AND 194 TO PEKING AND UKREP BRUSSELS TELNO 667: EC/CHINA: HONG KONG BILATERAL TRADE
FILE
1. IN YOUR INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CONSIDERATION YOU WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO CONSIDER THE QUESTION OF THE COMMUNITY'S ATTITUDE TO CHINA'S APPLICATION TO JOIN THE GATT. (THIS IS TOUCHED ON IN THE
LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 4 OF TELNO 190).
2.
WITH CHINA THREATENING BRITISH TRADE IT WOULD BE AN ODD TIME FOR THE EC TO TAKE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHINA'S GATT MEMBERSHIP.
PATTEN
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
48
FED
HKD
CFSP UNIT
ECD (E)
JOINT DIRECTORATE
NEWS D
PS
ADDITIONAL
1
DTI//0T2
DISTRIBUTION
49
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
MR MILES
MR JAY
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