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75

GRS 100

CONFIDENTIAL

:

COPY

CONFIDENTIAL

FM BRASILIA

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 112

OF 18173OZ APRIL 86

AND TO ROUTINE PEKING

MY TELNO 109: HONG KONG AND THE GATT

1.

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

LIMITED

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

HOLECD (E)

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

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

CONFIDENTIAL

HKR122/1

(202

!.ED IN REGISTRY 2 1 APR 1986

INULT.

1

OFFICER

REGISTRY

Action Taken

PA

AB 24/4.