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FM ATHENS
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 350
OF 041115Z JULY 91
HK B 182/6
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INFO ROUTINE THE HAGUE, UKREP BRUSSELS, PEKING, HONG KONG, ROME
YOUR TELNO 219 : CHINA/HONG KONG
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ACTION TAKEN WITH MFA (RETALIS, HEAD OF ASIA DIVISION). HE WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE ADVANCE WARNING, BUT EXPRESSED GENTLE SURPRISE THAT WE HAD AGREED TO A PRIME MINISTERIAL VISIT WITHOUT CONSULTING EC PARTNERS. I DREW ON PARAGRAPHS 4-6 OF TUR TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE FOR HMG AND HONG KONG OF THE AIRPORT PROJECT.
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RETALIS SAID THAT HIS UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT ANDREOTTI WOULD NOT (NOT) NOW BE VISITING CHINA THIS AUTUMN, SO THAT MR MAJOR WOULD BE BREAKING NEW GROUND. HE LOOKED FORWARD TO DISCUSSION OF FUTURE VISIT PLANS AT THE NEXT ASIA WORKING GROUP.
3. GRATEFUL FOR THE TEXT OF OUR PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT BY TELEGRAM, SINCE RETALIS ASKED FOR A COPY.
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