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MDHOAN 6367
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
TELNO 245
OF 02180OZ APRIL 90
Hap 30/ нке
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
02 MAY 1990
REGISTRY
DESK OFFICER AND TO IMMEDIATE OTTAWA, BONN, BRUSSELS THE HAGUE, LUXEMBOURG
INDEX INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, WELLINGTON PARIS COPE
COPENHAGEN, ROME INFO IMMEDIATE OSLO, STOCKHOLM, SINGAPORE
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG, PEKING INFO PRIORITY TOKYO, LISBON
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OUR TELNO 605 TO HONG KONG, CANBERRA TELNO 314, OTTAWA TELNO 234, BONN TELNO 365, BRUSSELS TELNO 91 AND LUXEMBOURG TELNO 50: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
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1. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE REPLIES TO TUR. ON THE BASIS OF THESE REPLIES WE ARE NOW PREPARING A PUBLIC LINE FOR USE AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY CHONG KONG) BILL ON 5 APRIL AND DURING MR MAUDE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG ON 7-11 APRIL.
2. IT IS ENCOURAGING THAT SOME GOVERNMENTS HAVE NOW AGREED THAT WE CAN REFER PUBLICLY TO THE NEW MEASURES THEY ARE TAKING OR TO THE SCOPE FOR FLEXIBILITY UNDER EXISITING ARRANGEMENTS. WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY LIKE TO BE AS FORTHCOMING AS POSSIBLE IN OUR PUBLIC LINE, WHILE RESPECTING THE WISHES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTS. GRATEFUL IF ACTION ADDRESSEES (AND OTHER ADDRESSES IF APPROPRIATE) COULD TAKE TAKE FOLLOW-UP ACTION WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS TO CHECK WHETHER THERE HAVE BEEN FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS, PARTICULARLY ON THE QUESTION OF PUBLICITY.
3. FOR CANBERRA: WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE WORTH PUTTING YOUR PROPOSED WORDING TO THE AUSTRALIANS, WHILE ASKING THEM IF THEY CAN COME UP WITH ANYTHING BETTER.
4. FOR OTTAWA: GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PRESS CHRETIEN TO COME UP WITH A MORE FORTHCOMING VERSION OF THE DEA PRESS LINE.
5. FOR BONN: GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SEEK CONFIRMATION FROM REERMANN THAT THE GERMAN PLAN WILL GO AHEAD AND, IF POSSIBLE, PERMISSION TO REFER TO IT PUBLICLY.
6. FOR BRUSSELS: WE WOULD LIKE TO REFER TO THE BELGIAN SCHEME AS SOON AS BELGIAN COMPANIES HAVE BEEN INFORMED. GRATEFUL TO KNOW
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