TNAG-1492-FCO40-2050-Future-of-Hong-Kong-General-Agreement-on-Tariffs-and-Trade-(-1986 — Page 106

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CONFIDENTIAL

GRS 200

CONFIDENTIAL

FM PARIS

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 445

OF 2411227 APRIL 86

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA

133 134 135

YOUR TELNOS 169-171 TO CANBERRA: HONG KONG AND GATT

SUMMARY

1. FAVOURABLE REACTIONS FROM THE FRENCH FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

MINISTRIES.

DETAIL

2. I HAD HOPED TO TAKE ACTION WITH NOIR, THE NEW FOREIGN TRADE MINISTER, BUT HIS DIARY DID NOT PERMIT AN APPOINTMENT IN TIME. ACTION WAS THEREFORE TAKEN WITH HIS CABINET. METZGER WAS ALREADY WELL-BRIEFED ON THE STATE OF PLAY AND MADE CLEAR THAT HE FORESAW NO PROBLEMS FROM THE FRENCH POINT OF VIEW. VILLEMUR (QUAI) TOOK THE SAME LINE WHEN WE SPOKE TO HIM LAST WEEK. A NOTE OF THE MAIN POINTS WAS LEFT WITH BOTH.

3. THE CHINESE PLAN TO TAKE ACTION ON SIMILAR LINES WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

FRETWELL

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

COPIES TO:-

MR ROBERTS

MR FIFOOT

MR WOOD

MR PEIRCE

MR MALLABY

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICI

CABINET OFFICE

MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON

MR CROWLEY

PUSD

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 122/1

RECEIVED

2 8 APR 1986

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