TNAG-1492-FCO40-2050-Future-of-Hong-Kong-General-Agreement-on-Tariffs-and-Trade-(-1986 — Page 124

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FM OTTAWA

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 201

OF 15165OZ APRIL 86

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING

YOUR TELNO 169 TO CANBERRA: HONG KONG AND GATT

1.

TOOK ACTION TODAY WITH BURNEY(ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE, DEA). SPOKE ON THE LINES OF YOUR TELNO 170 TO CANBERRA AND LEFT AN AIDE MEMOIRE BASED ON PARAGRAPHS 1-7. 1. STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ISSUE FOR CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG.

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BURNEY TOOK NOTE OF THESE REPRESENTATIONS AND SAID THAT WE COULD COUNT ON CANADIAN SUPPORT IN GATT.

2.

3. MY CHINESE COLLEAGUE IS SEEING BURNEY TOMORROW.

DAY

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS

MR FIFOOT MR WOOD

MR PEIRCE

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE

CABINET OFFIC

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

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/FED

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON MR CROWLEY

HD | ECO(E)

PUSD

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