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IOP COPY

GRS 120

CONFIDENTIAL

FM LISBON

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 171

OF 041034Z JUN 86

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA

FCO TELNO 1030 TO HONG KONG: HONG KONG, MACAU AND THE GATT

1. WE AGREE THAT THERE IS LITTLE TO BE GAINED BY SPEAKING TO THE

PORTUGUESE. OUR CONTACTS HAVE SHOWN LITTLE AWARENESS OF THE GATT

ISSUE, BUT IF ASKED BY MACAU TO DEFEND A PERCEIVED MACANESE INTEREST, THEY WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO BE RECEPTIVE TO REQUESTS TO

DESIST UNLESS THEY AND THE MACANESE COULD BE CONVINCED IT WAS IN

MACAU'S LONGER-TERM INTEREST.

2. WE SEE NO OBJECTION TO THE APPROACH SUGGESTED IN TUR PROVIDED WE

ARE CONFIDENT THAT ITS CONFIDENTIALITY WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE

CHINESE.

BRIGHTY

HKK 12211

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 0 JUN 1986

PA

A61896

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON

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