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TC ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 093

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OF 151302Z APRIL 86

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, PEKING

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MY TELNO 33: HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES

1. BECAUSE OF HEAVY COMMITMENTS LATER THIS WEEK OF THE RESPONSIBLE

FA OFFICIALS, HEAD OF CHANCERY ACTED YESTERDAY ON INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR TELNO 169 TO CANBERRA. HE CALLED ON CENDOYA, HEAD OF

ASIA/AFRICA DEPARTMENT, AND EHLERS, ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, AND LEFT A SPEAKING NOTE BASED ON FAR AS

1-7 OF YOUR TELNO 170 TO CANBERRA.

2. CENDOYA, WHO HAS JUST RETURNED FROM A LENGTHY TOUR AS CONSUL GENERAL IN HONG KONG, IS FAMILIAR WITH BOTH GATT AND ITS IMPORTANCE

TO THE COLONY. HE READILY ACKNOWLEDGED THE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE

OF RETAINING CONFIDENCE IN ITS FUTURE AND UNDERTOOK TO REPORT

OUR APPROACH TO FOREIGN MINISTER IGLESIAS, HE OFFERED NO COMMENT

OF SUBSTANCE ON URUGUAY'S ATTITUDE TO THE PROPOSED DECLARATION BUT

ANTICIPATED THAT WE WOULD ENCOUNTER OBJECTIONS FROM CERTAIN

CONTRACTING PARTIES, WHOM HE DECLINED TO IDENTIFY.

VINES

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/HKD

HD/FED

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

HO (ECO(E)

COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT MR WOOD

MR PEIRCE MR MALLABY

NEWS DEPT LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICE

CABINET OFFICE

MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

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