CONFIDENTIAL
FM GIBRALTAR
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 101
OF 21103OZ MARCH 90
CONFIDENTIAL
ARD 340/1
Ако
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 7 MAR 1990
DESK OFFICER INDEX
REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
121
106616 MDHIAN 2253
YOUR TELNO 605 TO HONG KONG : INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG
1. WE ARE NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR WHY WE HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS AN ACTION ADDRESSEE OF THIS TELEGRAM, SINCE WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE EARLIER TELEGRAMS REFERRED TO. IS IT INTENDED THAT WE SHOULD NOW FOLLOW UP THE DISCUSSIONS THAT MR MAUDE HAD ON THE SUBJECT DURING HIS VISIT HERE ON 25 JANUARY? IF SO, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THE FURTHER ADVICE THAT MR MAUDE UNDERTOOK TO PROVIDE ON HOW GIBRALTAR MIGHT OFFER RESIDENCE RIGHTS TO HONG KONG PEOPLE IN A WAY THAT WAS COMPATIBLE WITH UK POLICY (PARAGRAPH 4 OF MY TELNO 32, AND ALSO PARAGRAPH 12 OF THE FULL RECORD OF THE MEETING ENCLOSED WITH QUANTRILLS LETTER TO KIRK OF 31 JANUARY). THE CHIEF MINISTER HAS IN ANY CASE RECENTLY REMINDED US THAT HE IS ANXIOUS TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE QUESTION OF ADMITTING PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG AND WOULD THEREFORE WELCOME THE PROMISED FCO GUIDANCE ON THE OPTIONS WHICH MIGHT BE OPEN
TO GIBRALTAR.
REFFELL
YYYY
MAIN
57
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
DISTRIBUTION
60
PUSD NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
ADDITIONAL
3
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS
ms BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS
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