CONFIDENTIAL
HKD340/1
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17 SEP 1990
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TO PRIORITY CANBE.
TELNO 644
OF 05162OZ SEPTEMBER 90-
FROM SPD
OUR TELNO 625: HOME SECRETARY'S VISIT
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BRIEFING
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1 THE BRIEFING WHICH HKD PREPARED ON INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT, WHICH PS/HOME SECRETARY IS CARRYING, HAS BEEN AMENDED SLIGHTLY. PLEASE MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE BRIEFING WHEN IT ARRIVES:
A)
B)
2.
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POINTS TO MAKE, LAST TIRET ADD TWO FURTHER SENTENCES: QUOTE UNDERSTAND YOU ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A POLICY REVIEW ON HONG KONG INCLUDING IMMIGRATION. CAN YOU GO INTO ANY
DETAILS OF THE REVIEW AT THIS TIME? UNQUOTE
BACKGROUND, INSERT NEW PARA 4 AS FOLLOWS (EXISTING PARA 4 BECOMES PARA 5):
QUOTE THE AUSTRALIANS HAVE TOLD US THAT THEY ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF REVIEWING THEIR OVERALL POLICY ON HONG KONG WHICH WILL INCLUDE IMMIGRATION. IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO KNOW ANY
DETAILS ON THIS IF THEY ARE YET AVAILABLE.
IRAQ/KUWAIT. WE SHALL BE TELEXING TO YOU EARLY NEXT WEEK
POINTS TO MAKE FOR THE HOME SECRETARY ON THE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS.IN PARTICULAR ON AUSTRALIA'S ROLE AND UK/AUSTRALIA CO-OPERATION. ONE SUBJECT RELATED TO THE CRISIS WHICH THE HOME SECRETARY HAD
BEEN CONSIDERING PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE OVERSEAS WAS A
CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR HANDLING IRAQI CITIZENS HERE IN THE EVENT OF A WORSENING IN THE SITUATION. MR WADDINGTON WOULD BE INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT, IF ANY, CONTINGENCY PLANS THE AUSTRALIANS ARE LOOKING AT.
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