TNAG-1255-FCO40-1588-Third-countries-and-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 87

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PP PEKING

RR WELLINGTON

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FM FCO 05143OZ OCT 83

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1014 OF 5 OCTOBER

AND TO PRIORITY PEKING

INFO ROUTINE OTTAWA, WELLINGTON, CANBERRA

FUTURE OF HỌNG KONG

HK K040 5

RECEIVED IN REJISTRE

OLT 1983

INDIEX

PA

Anton Texan

OUR TELNO 283 TO OTTAWA : BRIEFING OF CANADIANS AND NEW

ZEALANDERS

1. THE PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSED HONG KONG WITH PRIME MINISTER

TRUDEAU ON 26 SEPTEMBER. RECORD IS IN THE BAG. SUBSEQUENTLY

MR WHITNEY DISCUSSED HONG KONG WITH THE NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN

MINISTER AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AT THE MFA (WELLINGTON TEL 280

BEING REPEATED TO PEKING). RECORD WILL FOLLOW SOONEST.

2. YOU MAY THEREFORE NOW BRING YOUR CANADIAN AND NEW ZEALAND

COLLEAGUES MORE FULLY INTO THE PICTURE, IN LINE WITH THE

AUSTRALIANS.

HOWE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

COPIES TO

LIMITED

HD/HKD

MR BURROWS

HD/FED

MR ROBERTS

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

MR MARTIN

HD NAD

PS

MD SAD

PS/LADY YOUNG

MR FLOWER

PS/MR LUCE

MR COLES

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

MR WRIGHT

SIR IAN SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER

SIR A PARSONS

LEGAL ADVISER

NEWS D

ASSESSMENTS STAFF

CABINET OFFICE

PUSD

NO 10 DOWNING STREET

NO 10 DOWNING STREET

MR WALKER RESEARCH D QAB 2/82

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