TNAG-2243-FCO40-3224-Most-favoured-nation-status-for-China-impact-on-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 8

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Ju 1991

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON

TELNO 1155

OF 261435Z JUNE 91

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

(136

YOUR TELNO 1581': MFN STATUS FOR CHINA

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MIFT CONTAINS DRAFT TEXTS OF AN INSPIRED PQ AND PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT IN REPLY. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND HONG KONG'S COMMENTS.

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HAVE YOU ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS ON TIMING, EG IN THE LIGHT OF YOUR MEETING WITH SUNUNU? OUR PRESENT PARLIAMENTARY SESSION COULD END ON 25 JULY AND IS UNLIKELY TO LAST LONGER THAN

1 AUGUST. DEPENDING ON THE RESULT OF YOUR LATEST SOUNDINGS ON CAPITOL HILL WE MIGHT NEED TO TABLE THE INSPIRED PQ AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK. GRATEFUL FOR VIEWS.

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PS

PS/LORD CAITHNESS PS/PUS

JOINT DIRECTORATE EAPD/ODA

SIR J COLES

MR BAYNE

ECONOMIC ADVISERS

MR MILES

ESAU

MR BURNS

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