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CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 21010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 605
OF 20183OZ MARCH 90
CONFIDENTIAL
нко 3401
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 7 MAR 1990
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
REGISTRY
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Action Taken
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104244 MDHOAN 5454
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AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, CANBERRA WELLINGTON
AND TO IMMEDIATE PARIS, BONN, THE HAGUE, COPENHAGEN, LUXEMBOURG AND TO IMMEDIATE ROME, BRUSSELS, OSLO, STOCKHOLM, GIBRALTAR AND TO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG, TOKYO INFO PRIORITY LISBON
788
1789
13
OUR TELNOS 2364, 2365 AND 87 TO WASHINGTON: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
1.
IN VIEW OF PLANS TO GIVE THE HONG KONG BILL ITS FIRST READING SHORTLY BEFORE THE EASTER RECESS AND MR MAUDE'S FORTHCOMING VISIT TO HONG KONG FROM 7-11 APRIL (DATES NOT YET ANNOUNCED), MINISTERS ARE KEEN TO MAKE AS MUCH CAPITAL AS THEY CAN FROM THE SUPPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE ASKED FOR AN UPDATE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK OF RESPONSES TO OUR LOBBYING EXERCISE. GRATEFUL IF ACTION ADDRESSEES COULD THEREFORE PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED BELOW.
2.
FOR HONG KONG: GRATEFUL TO KNOW HOW MANY PASSPORTS/ENTRY PERMITS HAVE ALREADY BEEN GRANTED TO HONG KONG PEOPLE BY OTHER COUNTRIES. WE APPRECIATE THAT THIS INFORMATION MAY BE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN BUT WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD MAKE ENQUIRIES
THROUGH LOCAL CONSULATES GENERAL.
3.
FOR BONN AND THE HAGUE. AS YOU ARE AWARE FROM OUR TELNO 593 (NOT TO ALL) MR MAUDE PLANS TO RAISE THIS MATTER WITH FRAU ADAM-SCHWAETZER ON 27 MARCH AND WITH VAN DEN BROEK ON 21 MARCH.
GRATEFUL FOR EARLY FEEDBACK ON THESE MEETINGS.
4 FOR WASHINGTON: GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON WHAT FURTHER ACTION WE SHOULD BE TAKING TO KEEP UP THE PRESSURE ON THE US ADMINSTRATION AND KEY CONGRESSMEN. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY SOLARZ'S SUB-COMMITTEE IS LIKELY TO REACH THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE WHEN IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE FOR A LETTER SETTING OUT OUR GENERAL APPROACH TO BE SENT AND WHETHER THERE MIGHT STILL BE MERIT IN A UK OFFICIAL INFORMALLY BRIEFING CONGRESSMEN AND THE
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