TNAG-1492-FCO40-2050-Future-of-Hong-Kong-General-Agreement-on-Tariffs-and-Trade-(-1986 — Page 198

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INFO ROUTINE EC POSTS, UKMIS GENEVA, PEKING, HONG KONG

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UKREP BRUSSELS TEL NO 1277: HONG KONG AND GATT

1. MINISTER TOOK ACTION THIS MORNING WITH PISANI, DIPLOMATIC ADVISER TO CAPRIA, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN TRADE, LEAVING A LETTER FROM THE AMBASSADOR TO CAPRIA.

2. AS ONE-TIME ITALIAN CONSUL GENERAL IN HONG KONG, PISANI QUICKLY UNDERSTOOD THE REASONS FOR THE ACTION WE WOULD BE TAKING NEXT WEEK WITH THE GATT AND SAID THAT HE DID NOT ANTICIPATE DIFFICULTIES ON THE PART OF ITALY. HE SAID NEVERTHELESS THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO CIRCULATE OUR COMMUNICATION TO THE RELEVANT SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT THERE WERE NO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS FROM THE ITALIAN POINT OF VIEW. MINISTER SAID THAT WE WOULD BE READY TO ANSER ANY QUESTIONS THE ITALIANS MIGHT HAVE. HE TOLD PISANI OF THE SYMPATHETIC RESPONSE FROM THE COMMISSION REPORTED IN TUR.

BRIDGES

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

HD ECD (E)

RD (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON

MR CROWLEY

PUSD

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

HRK 122/1 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

2 1 APR 1986

DESK OFFICEA

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Action Taken

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