TNAG-2243-FCO40-3224-Most-favoured-nation-status-for-China-impact-on-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 158

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COMMENT:

RESTRICTED

FM ROME

TO DESKBY 101200Z FCO

TELNO 304

OF 101015Z MAY 91

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, HONG KONG, WASHINGTON

INFO PRIORITY OTTAWA, TOKYO, CANBERRA, SINGAPORE

FOR HKD

YOUR TELNO 890: MEN STATUS FOR CHINA: ACTION PLAN

1. I STRONGLY ENDORSE YOUR THOUGHT (PARA 4 OF TUR) OF SENDING A MESSAGE TO DE MICHELIS BEFORE HIS VISIT TO PEKING.

2. ON PRESENT PLANS THE FOREIGN MINISTER WILL BE LEAVING ROME LATE ON 18 MAY (AFTER A MEETING IN BOLOGNA OF PENTAGONALE FOREIGN MINISTERS), ARRIVING IN SHANGHAI ON 19 MAY, AND SPENDING 20-21 MAY IN PEKING, BEFORE GOING ON TO SEOUL AND TOKYO. I COULD THEREFORE AIM TO DELIVER ANY MESSAGE TO HIM BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

EGERTON

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PS/LORD CAITHNESS

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