TNAG-2224-FCO40-3195-Gulf-War-burden-sharing-Hong-Kong-contribution-1991 — Page 66

CONFIDENTIAL

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MDADAN 7952

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

AQY

COPY

TO DESKBY 11140OZ FCO

TELNO 463

OF 11123OZ FEBRUARY 91

INFO DESKBY 14123OZ ROME

INFO IMMEDIATE MODUK

SIC

ROME FOR PS/SECRETARY OF STATE

for. Paul, HKD Will Thanks you

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YOUR TELNO 289 : GULF BURDEN SHARING : CONTRIBUTION FROM HONG KONG

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I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR THIS APPRECIATIVE MESSAGE FROM MINISTERS.

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2. I AM ATTRACTED BY THE SUGGESTION OF A MESSAGE OF THANKS TO MEMBERS OF LEGCO FROM THE PRIME MINISTER, EVEN THOUGH A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS VOTED AGAINST. THE MESSAGE COULD BE QUITE SHORT. I SUGGEST THAT IT SHOULD EXPRESS THANKS FOR THE DONATION OF HK DOLLARS 230M FOR LOGISTIC, HUMANITARIAN, MEDICAL AND OTHER SUPPORT FACILITIES. IT MIGHT GO ON TO DESCRIBE BRIEFLY HMG'S OBJECTIVES IN THE GULF CONFLICT, MAKING THE POINT IN PARTICULAR THAT UK AND OTHER FORCES ARE ACTING TO FULFILL RESOLUTIONS OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL. IT MIGHT CONCLUDE BY SAYING THAT, AT SUCH A TIME OF INTERNATIONAL CRISIS, THE SUPPORT SHOWN FOR THESE OBJECTIVES IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

3. THE MESSAGE COULD COME TO ME WITH A REQUEST TO PASS IT ON TO MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. I WOULD THEN FORWARD IT THROUGH MR ALLEN LEE, THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL.

WILSON

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ADVANCE

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PS/MR HOGG

PS/PUS

MR BAYNE

MR FAIRWEATHER

MR BROOMFIELD

MR GOULDEN

MR GORE-BOOTH HD/NEWS D

HD/ERD

HD/ECONOMIC ADVISERS PS/NO 10

MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE

MR REEVES CABINET OFFICE MR GOWAN CABINET OFFICE PS/CHIEF SECRETARY HMT

MR R FELLGETT HMT

HD SEC CO) (C)

MODUK

EMERGENCY UNIT (PASSED)

POLMIL UNIT (PASSED)