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FM CANBERRA

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 378

OF 18051OZ APRIL 90

CONFIDENTIAL

RECE

DESK

INDEX

MKB

0268

2 MAY 1990

ات

40 010565

MDHIAN 7180

• PIED

TO SIMON

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG, JLG HONG KONG, OTTAWA

BTC HONG KONG TELNO 118: MR MAUDE'S VISIT: INTERNATIONAL

SUPPORT: AUSTRALIA

1. PARA 6 OF TUR: WE DEALT WITH IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT IS THEY WHO LEAD ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES AFFECTING AUSTRALIA. HOWEVER, IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS TOLD US WHEN RESPONDING TO OUR PROPOSED WORDING (CANBERRA TELNOS 333 AND 337), THAT THEY HAD AS WE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED CLEARED THEIR LINES WITH DFAT.

COLES

-

YYYY

DISTRIBUTION

60

MAIN

57

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

.(RESTRICTED)

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

PUSD NEWS D

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

ADDITIONAL

3

MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

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1

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