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FM TOKYO

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

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OF 110115Z MAY 1991

13 MAY 199TOP COPY

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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING, WASHINGTON, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, INFO IMMEDIATE OTTAWA, ROME, CANBERRA, SINGAPORE

FOR HKD

YOUR TELNO 890 TO HONG KONG: MFN STATUS FOR CHINA:ACTION PLAN

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I VERY MUCH WELCOME THE IDEA IN PARA 4 OF TUR THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHOULD WRITE TO NAKAYAMA AND NAKAO ABOUT OUR THINKING ON MFN. THIS WOULD BE A GOOD SIGNAL OF OUR WILLINGNESS TO STRENGTHEN OUR DIALOGUE ON CHINA AND WOULD BE FULLY IN KEEPING WITH OUR RECENT EXCHANGES WITH THE JAPANESE ON HONG KONG.

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