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FM FCOLN TO HOKON
271230Z JAN
GRS 157
нин
HMK 0402
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
29 JAN 1986
DESK OFFICER
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REGISTRY Acton Taken
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 168
OF 27123OZ JANUARY 86
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP BRUSSELS, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
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UKREP BRUSSELS TELNO 248 AND YOUR TELNO 257 AND 269 : HONG KONG AND
THE GATT
1.
WE HAVE AGREED WITH UKREP BRUSSELS THAT THEY SHOULD BRIEF
LUTYEN ON 29 JANUARY. BEFORE THE DESPATCH OF OUR TELNO 32 WE HAD
OBTAINED A VIEW HERE FROM THE EXPERTS THAT THESE COMMISSION
OFFICIALS COULD SAFELY BE BRIEFED WITHOUT MUCH DANGER OF A LEAK.
WE AGREE WITH UKREP ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BRIEFING KEY COMMISSION
OFFICIALS IN ORDER TO TRY TO HEAD OFF UNHELPFUL INTERVENTIONS.
IF WORD WERE TO GET BACK TO THE CHINESE WE SHOULD TAKE
THE LINE THAT WE WERE NOT LOBBYING FOR OUR PROPOSALS, BUT SIMPLY
TRYING TO ENSURE THAT NO SCHOOL OF THOUGHT EMERGES IN FAVOUR OF
LINKING HONG KONG'S POSITION IN THE GATT WITH CHINA'S OWN
APPLICATION TO REJOIN.
2.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
D/HD PUSD
MR WILSON
HD / ECD (E) MR RENWICK
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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