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GRS 200

CONFIDENTIAL

FM ANKARA

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 208

OF 17120OZ APRIL 86

249)

CONFIDENTIAL

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YOUR TELNO 169: HONG KONG AND CATT

1. I SAW AMBASSADOR TEZEL (UNDER-SECRETARY, IE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER) TODAY AND LEFT WITH HIM AN AIDE MEMOIRE. HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH HIS PREVIOUS POST HAD BEEN TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO PEKING, HE HAD RATHER LOST TRACK OF HONG KONG EVENTS. BUT SPEAKING PERSONALLY HE COULD SEE NO PROBLEM AS FAR AS TURKEY WAS CONCERNED WITH WHAT WE PROPOSED. HE WOULD, HOWEVER, REFER MY AIDE MEMOIRE TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT AND LET ME KNOW IF TURKEY HAD ANY VIEWS. HE FULLY ACCEPTED THE NEED TO REMOVE ANY POSSIBLE DOUBTS ABOUT HONG KONG'S FUTURE STATUS.

2. WE HAVE COORDINATED OUR APPROACH WITH THE CHINESE EMBASSY. THE COUNSELLOR AT THE CHINESE EMBASSY, IN DISCUSSING THE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MY HEAD OF CHANCERY, STRESSED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WERE FULLY CONTENT WITH WHAT WAS PROPOSED AS REGARDS THE CONTENT OF OUR STATEMENT. THEY WERE ALSO HAPPY WITH THE PROCEDURE WHEREBY I SHOULD GO IN FIRST WITH THEM SUPPORTING.

RUSSELL

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

HKR 192|||

RECEIVE

PEGISTRY

25 APR 1986

AjB

20

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