TNAG-1492-FCO40-2050-Future-of-Hong-Kong-General-Agreement-on-Tariffs-and-Trade-(-1986 — Page 174

OCMIAN 1459

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PP HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

211723Z APR

GRS 163

22

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FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 713

OF 2117232 APRIL 86

AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA

HKK 122|| RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

23 APR 1986

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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD WAS

RECEIVED FROM BRASILIA TELNO 109 OF 16 APRIL.

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FM BRASILIA

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 109

OF 161626Z APRIL 86

YOUR TELNOS 169, 170 AND 171 TO CANBERRA. HONG KONG AND GATT

1. WITH THE PREOCCUPATION OF BRAZILIAN MINISTERS WITH OTHER

MATTERS, I SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED TO THE DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY

RESPONSIBLE FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AT THE MFA TODAY AND LEFT AN

AIDE MEMOIRE WITH HIM.

2. THOMPSON FLORES UNDERSTOOD THAT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THIS

CONSTITUTED AN APPROACH AT A POLITICAL LEVEL. AFTER STUDYING MY

AID MEMOIRE HE SAID THAT HIS INITIAL REACTION WAS THAT HE WOULD

NOT ANTICIPATE ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH BRAZILIAN UNDERSTANDING

AND ACCEPTANCE OF OUR ACTION.

3. MY COMMERCIAL SECRETAY IS FOLLOWING UP TOMORROW AT WORKING

LEVEL.

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