TNAG-1946-FCO40-2772-Taiwanese-banks-in-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 3

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

HKC 102/1

TO PRIORITY HONG KONGAST PAPER

TELNO 324

OF 02183OZ FEBRUARY 89

INFO ROUTINE PEKING

При

053602 MDLOAN 8767

3.

YOUR TELNO 333 AND PEKING TELNO 131 TAIWANESE BANKS IN HONG KONG

WE WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR LETTING IT BE KNOWN THAT YOU WOULD BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION BY FIRST

1.

COMMERCIAL, ALONG THE LINES PROPOSED IN YOUR TELEGRAM.

2. WE AGREE WITH PEKING THAT THE CHINESE WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO OBJECT, ALTHOUGH WE NOTE THE FURTHER ADVICE IN PARA 1 OF PEKING

TELNO 131.

WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE TO SPEAK TO THE CHINESE

IN ADVANCE OF ANY DECISION.

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HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH (FE)

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LAST DISTRIBUTION

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