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14 JUL 1988

WOK OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY Action Taken

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Covering CONFIDENTIAL

Mike Corbett Esq

ESSD

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Downing Street (East)

LONDON SW1

Direct line 01 215 8163

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Date July 1988

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Department of Trade and Industry

Kingsgate House 66-74 Victoria Street London SW1E 6SW

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01-215 7877

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Room WH 392, HKD for his Comments, if possible deadline & 3 They Mike Calen

(ESSI) X 2702275)

Please see the attached copy of Richard Horton's letter of 17 June to Robert Priddle about Denis Patrick's, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recent meeting with the Hong Kong Post Master General.

As you know, the UK is formally responsible for Hong Kong's international relations and it would see best to deflect any

nation exchanges with the FCC on the Hong Kong to ourselves. We need to know, therefore, how far, in practice, we should take the lead on such subjects as telecommunications. I should be grateful if you would seek and let us have the advice and comments of your Far East Department on the general question of the UK responsibility for HK international relations and more specifically on the exchange between Gordon Siu and Chairman Patrick. If possible, we would appreciate FED's comments by Wednesday, 13 July.

HKD

Yours sincerely

8/Vic

ROBERT FAULL

cc: M Thompson OT2/3