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TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 201

OF 15165OZ APRIL 86

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#INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING

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YOUR TELNO 169 TO CANBERRA: HONG KONG AND GATT

TOP COPY

STRESSED THE

1. TOOK ACTION TODAY WITH BURNEY(ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE, DEA). SPOKE ON THE LINES OF YOUR TELNO 170 TO CANBERRA AND LEFT AN AIDE MEMOIRE BASED ON PARAGRAPHS 1-7. IMPORTANCE OF THIS ISSUE FOR CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG.

2.

BURNEY TOOK NOTE OF THESE REPRESENTATIONS

COULD COUNT ON CANADIAN SUPPORT IN GATT.

AND SAID THAT WE

3. MY CHINESE COLLEAGUE IS SEEING BURNEY TOMORROW.

DAY

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

Ho | ECO(E)

RD (MR WALKER)

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PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

HKK 122/1

TRY

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COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT MR WOOD

MR PEIRCE

AB 10/4

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE

CABINET OFFIC

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

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON MR CROWLEY

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