CONFIDENTIAL
027055
MDLIAN 3537
CONFIDENTIAL
FM TOKYO
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 185
OF 050615Z MARCH 1990
INFO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG, HONG KONG, PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 32 TO BTC HONG KONG: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
1. MFA (NISHIMIYA) TELEPHONED US ON 2 MARCH ABOUT THE DAILY MAIL ARTICLE.WE READ HIM YOUR LINE TO TAKE.
2. NISHIMIYA SAID THAT THE JAPANESE THOUGHT OUR APPROACH ON
PASSPORTS WAS MISGUIDED AS A WAY OF DISCOURAGING THE BRAIN DRAIN (QWE CHALLENGED THIS). THE JAPANESE WERE
IN ANY CASE UNABLE TO HELP BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN DOMESTIC SENSITIVITIES.THEY DID NOT HOWEVER WANT TO ADMIT TO THE PRESS
THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A UK REQUEST AND TURNED IT DOWN.
IF PRESSED THEREFORE THEY WOULD SAY THAT THEY WERE
AWARE OF OUR THINKING AND WERE CONTRIBUTING TO CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG THROUGH ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT ETC, WHICH GAVE PEOPLE
AN INCENTIVE TO STAY.
WHITEHEAD
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ΜΑΙΝ
69
DISTRIBUTION
79
.HK AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNERS
HD/CONSULAR D
NEWS D
PUSD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR P J WESTON
MR GILLMORE
SIR A WATTS
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BLATHERWICK
ADDITIONAL
10
HK AGREEMENT
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