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CONFIDENTIAL

GRS 100

CONFIDENTIAL

FM BRASILIA

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 112

OF 181730Z APRIL 86

A OF

AND TO ROUTINE PEKING

MY TELNO 109: HONG KONG AND THE GATT

COMMERCIAL SECRETARY CALLED ON SECRETARY TARRAGO OF COMMERCIAL

POLICY DIVISION OF ITAMARATY ON 18 APRIL. NICHOLS SPOKE AS

INSTRUCTED AND LEFT COPY OF THE AIDE MEMOIRE WHICH I HAD HANDED

TO THOMPSON FLORES.

2. TARRAGO SAID THAT WHILE BRAZIL WOULD NATURALLY WISH TO LOOK

CAREFULLY AT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROPOSAL HE SAW NO DIFFICULTIES IN PRINCIPLE. HE COMMENTED THAT HONG KONG IS AN IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNER OF BRAZIL'S, ESPECIALLY IN TEXTILES, AND QUOTE DESERVES TO ENJOY FULL STATUS UNQUOTE

URE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

HOLECD (E)

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

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

PUSD

R

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

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

HKR 122/1

CONFIDENTIAL

INUL

1

ED IN REGISTRY

2 1 APR 1986

OFFICEA

PA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

ABQ4/4,