CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 920
OF 131645Z MAY 91
CONFIDENTIAL
HMB
To 0904
Q MAY 1991
PA
TOP COPY Q DIST?
(69
017662
MDHOAN 3375
AND TO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, OTTAWA, TOKYO, ROME, CANBERRA AND TO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE, PEKING, WASHINGTON
FROM HKD
ба
OUR TELNO 890: MFN STATUS FOR CHINA: ACTION PLAN
1.
WE ARE NOW DRAFTING A LETTER TO BE SENT TO THE CANADIAN AND JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTERS AND TO FOREIGN MINISTERS IN SINGAPORE AND CANBERRA, SUBJECT TO COMMENTS FROM THOSE POSTS. FOR THIS LETTER IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY USEFUL TO KNOW THE SIZE OF THE COUNTRIES' RESPECTIVE INVESTMENTS IN HONG KONG AND NUMBER OF FIRMS THERE. (YOU WILL RECALL YOU HAVE PRODUCED SUCH FIGURES FOR THE US.) THIS WOULD GIVE US A CLEARER INDICATION OF HOW THESE COUNTRIES MAY BE AFFECTED BY A WITHDRAWAL OF MFN STATUS
FROM CHINA AND COULD ADD WEIGHT TO OUR ARGUMENTS.
GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU OR OTHER ADDRESSEES MAY HAVE, DESKBY 150930Z.
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