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OCMIAN 1404

CONFIDENTIAL

OO PEKIN

FM FCOLN TO BRASI

2116252 APR

GRS 172

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE BRASILIA

TELNO 107

OF 211625Z APRIL 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA

มาร

200

TOP COPY

31404

YOUR TELNOS 109 AND 112 AND UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 189: HONG KONG

AND THE GATT

203

1.

YOU WILL SEE FROM UKMIS TUR THAT THE BRAZILIAN

REPRESENTATIVE IN GENEVA GAVE A SOMEWHAT UNHELPFUL RESPONSE TO

BRIEFING GIVEN THERE ON HONG KONG AND GATT. WE ARE PLEASED TO

NOTE, HOWEVER, FROM YOUR TURS (NOW REPEATED TO HONG KONG AND

UKMIS) THAT THE BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO YOUR DEMARCHES WAS ON THE

WHOLE POSITIVE.

2.

IN VIEW OF THE REACTION IN GENEVA, AND UNLESS YOU JUDGE

THAT SUCH ACTION WOULD BE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE, GRATEFUL IF YOU

WOULD SPEAK AGAIN TO THOMPSON FLORES IN ORDER TO CLEAR UP ANY

POSSIBLE BRAZILIAN DOUBTS AND NEUTRALISE ANY UNHELPFUL

RECOMMENDATION FROM AMBASSADOR BATISTA. YOU MAY WISH TO AWAIT

THE OUTCOME OF FURTHER CONTACT BETWEEN UKMIS AND BATISTA IN

GENEVA BEFORE DOING SO.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

LIVITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON

CONFIDENTIAL

IN OF:

1

HKK 122/1

RECEIVED A RECISTRY

2 5 APR 1986

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