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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 280
OF 18172OZ APRIL 90
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 108: ARGENTINE FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO ̃UK: HONG KONG PASSPORT HOLDERS
1.
AS I REPORTED BY TELEPHONE TO FID ON 10 APRIL THE ARGENTINE FOREIGN MINISTRY WERE UNABLE TO THROW ANY LIGHT ON THIS REPORT
WHEN I MADE ENQUIRIES BEFORE EASTER. THE OUTGOING HEAD OF THE WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT (FLEMING) KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT AND PROMISED TO GET BACK TO ME IF HE LEARNED ANYTHING. HE HAS NOT DONE SO.
2. I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF A DISCUSSION ON 18 APRIL WITH THE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE MALVINAS DEPARTMENT (OTEGUI) TO RAISE THE QUESTION AGAIN. IT IS STRICTLY SPEAKING OUTSIDE HIS
BAILIWICK BUT HE IS CLOSE TO CAVALLO AND WAS INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE LATTER'S VISIT TO LONDON. HE TOO HAD NO IDEA WHAT THIS WAS ALL ABOUT BUT HAS PROMISED TO MAKE ENQUIRIES
AND REVERT IN THE EVENT THAT HE LEARNS ANYTHING.
COMMENT
3. AT THE RISK OF APPEARING DISLOYAL TO A COLLEAGUE I WONDER WHETHER THIS HARE HAS NOT BEEN STARTED BY SOME INADVERTENT REMARK BY THE ARGENTINE CONSUL-GENERAL IN HONG KONG. WE TALKED BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE IN GENERAL TERMS OF ARGENTINA'S POSSIBLE INTEREST
IN TAKING IMMIGRANTS FROM HONG KONG AND HE APPEARS TO HAVE REPEATED THE THEME IN HIS MEETING WITH HONG KONG DEPARTMENT ON
6 APRIL. I HONESTLY DOUBT THAT THE IDEA IS BASED ON ANY MAJOR POLICY DECISION. BUT WE SHALL REPORT IF WE HEAR ANY MORE.
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