TNAG-2181-FCO40-3118-Hong-Kong-nationality-international-support-1990 — Page 168

RESTRICTED

FM FCO

TO TELELETTER NEW DELHI

TELELETTER

NFR

OF 021926Z MAY 90

RESTRICTED

FROM: MR D FITTON, SAD, FCO TO:

MR S JL WRIGHT, NEW DELHI

нко

Phrom Home

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

212.1 APR 1990

DFS

HEX

Taken

IND

247

056260

MDTTAN 8993

YOUR TELELETTER OF 12 APRIL: HONG KONG:

1.

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

YOU WILL HAVE SEEN FROM THE RECORD OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING, THAT PRESIDENT VENKATARAMAN DID NOT IN FACT RAISE THE QUESTION OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG DURING THEIR MEETING ON 4 APRIL. NEVERTHLESS, THE INDIAN PRESS SPOKESMAN BRIEFED THE PRESS THAT THIS HAD BEEN DISCUSSED (EXCLAMATION).

2.

HONG KONG DEPARTMENT AGREE THAT SINCE THE INDIANS HAVE MENTIONED THIS (WHETHER THEY RAISED IT OR NOT) THERE MAY BE A BETTER CHANCE OF A SYMPATHETIC INDIAN RESPONSE AND THAT NOW MAY BE THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE QUESTION AGAIN. THEY ARE PROVIDING BRIEFING FOR THE PUS'S VISIT NEXT MONTH AND BELIEVE THAT THIS BE THE FIRST USEFUL OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THE QUESTION WITH THE INDIANS.

SIGNED:

NNNN

DAVID FITTON

PAGE 1 RESTRICTED

ра