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FM TOKYO
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 427
OF 18022OZ APRIL 86
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
YOUR TELNOS 169, 170 AND 171: HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES
1. IN THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S ABSENCE OVERSEAS I SPOKE ON 17 APRIL AS INSTRUCTED TO THE VICE-MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. YANAGIYA UNDERSTOOD THAT OUR DEMARCHE WOULD BE CAREFULLY STUDIED. HE MADE NO SUBSTANTIVE COMMENT.
2.
WE SHALL FOLLOW UP WITH THE MFA AT A TECHNICAL LEVEL. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR IS CALLING ON YANAGIYA ON
18 APRIL.
3. ON A SEPARATE MATTER, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF MY CALL ON YANAGIYA TO REMIND HIM ONCE AGAIN OF OUR CONCERN ABOUT THE SMALL NUMBER OF REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG SO FAR ACCEPTED BY JAPAN. YANAGIYA
TOOK NOTE.
GIFFARD
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
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
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