TNAG-1492-FCO40-2050-Future-of-Hong-Kong-General-Agreement-on-Tariffs-and-Trade-(-1986 — Page 347

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"GRS IZO. CONFIDENTIAL

FM UKMIS GENEVA

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 139

OF 21074OZ MARCH 1986

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING

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REGISTRY Action Taken

HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES

1. IN THE WEEK THAT HAS/ELAPSED SINCE OUR PRELIMINARY LOBBYING EXERCISE (OUR TELNO 1241 THERE HAS BEEN A GOOD DEAL OF PRESS INTEREST MAINLY FROM FAR-EASTERN BASED NEWSPAPERS, BOTH TO THE GATT SECRETARIAT AND TO THIS MISSION (INCLUDING THE HONG KONG OFFICE). ALTHOUGH LINDEN (GATT LEGAL ADVISER) HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ENQUIRIES FROM CPS WE HAVE BEEN ASKED INFORMALLY BY SOME OF THOSE WHOM WE BRIEFED HOW SOON IT WILL BE BEFORE THE NEXT PHASE TAKES PLACE.

2. AS SEEN FROM HERE IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO MOVE TO THE MORE DETAILED LOBBYING PHASE WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY. WE NOTE THAT THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE THE VIEW OF HONG KONG (HK TELNO 827). THE LONGER WE WAIT THE GREATER THE PROSPECT OF ADVERSELY INFLUENC NG SOME WHOSE SUPPORT WE HOPE TO SECURE.

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HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

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HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS

MR FIFOOT

MR WOOD

MR PEIRCE

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

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PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON

MR CROWLEY

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