TNAG-1492-FCO40-2050-Future-of-Hong-Kong-General-Agreement-on-Tariffs-and-Trade-(-1986 — Page 130

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FM CAIRO

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 265

OF 17122OZ APRIL 86

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING

MY TELNO 259: HONG KONG AND THE GATT

1. DULY RAISED THIS WITH THE ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER

WHEN CALLED ON HIM ON 17 APRIL AND LEFT WITH HIM A

SPEAKING NOTE BASED ON YOUR TELNO 170 TO CANBERRA.

I ADDED THAT THE EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR IN PEKING WOULD

BE RECEIVING A SIMILAR APPROACH FROM THE CHINESE MFA.

2. BOUTROS GHALI MADE NO COMMENT, BUT UNDERTOOK TO

STUDY THE SPEAKING NOTE.

URWICK

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/FED

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

HD / ECO(E)

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON

MR CROWLEY

PUSD

COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT MR WOOD MR PEIRCE

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFIC

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE

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

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