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CONFIDENTIAL
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM DUBLIN
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 218
OF 17162OZ APRIL 86
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, ÞEKING, UKMIS GENEVA, UKREP BRUSSELS
YOUR TELNO 169 TO CANBERRA:
HONG KONG AND GATT
1. TOOK ACTION TODAY WITH FOGARTY, DEPUTY SECRETARY AT DFA,
HAVING GIVEN HIM ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE TOPIC. 1 STRESSED THE
*IMPORTANCE WHICH WE AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IN THE INTERESTS
OF CONTINUING CONFIDENCE AND STABILITY IN HONG KONG, TO NEXT
WEELS ACTION WITH THE GATT GOING SMOOTHLY.
2. FOGARTY SAID HE HAD DONE HIS HOMEWORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AND OTHERS IN ADVANCE OF MY CALL AND COULD ASSURE ME OF
IRELAND'S FULL SUPPORT FOR THE ACTION WE CONTEMPLATE.
3. THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR HERE HAS NOW RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FROM
PEKING AND INTENDS TO REINFORCE MY REPRESENTATIONS WITH A CALL
EARLY NEXT WEEK ON GREENE, FOGARTY'S ASSISTANT.
STIMSON
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 OFFICE
CABINET OFFICI
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
HKK 122/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
CONFIDENTIAL 1 8 APR 1986
JLX.
OFFICER
PA
REGISTRY
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