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FM TOKYO

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 615

OF 030817Z JUN 86

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, NEW DELHI, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA

YOUR TELNO 609 TO NEW DELHI:

HONG KONG AND THE GATT

WE AGREE THAT WE SHOULD REVERT QUICKLY TO THE JAPANESE ON THIS ISSUE, FOLLOWING UP THE GOVERNOR'S INTERVENTION. WE HERE CANNOT JUDGE WHETHER THE CHINESE WILL BE PREPARED TO SPEAK FROM THE SAME TEXT, BUT WE SEE ADVANTAGE, IT IT CAN BE ACHIEVED, IN OUR TAKING ACTION IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHINESE EMBASSY.

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HRK 1221.

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