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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2138
OF 01231OZ OCTOBER 92
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, ACTOR
67
OUR TELNO 2097: US/CHINA: MFN
SUMMARY
1.
SENATE FAIL TO OVERRIDE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF MFN CONDITIONALITY
BILL.
DETAIL
2.
AS FORECAST, THE SENATE VOTED ON 1 OCTOBER TO OVERRIDE THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF THE MFN CONDITIONALITY BILL, BUT THE VOTE (59-40) FELL SHORT OF THE TWO THIRDS MAJORITY NECESSARY. 51 DEMOCRATS AND 8 REPUBLICANS VOTED TO OVERRIDE, WITH 5 DEMOCRATS AND 35 REPUBLICANS VOTING AGAINST.
3.
THE SENATE ACTION FOLLOWED A VOTE IN THE HOUSE ON 30 SEPTEMBER TO OVERRIDE THE VETO (345-74),.
RENWICK
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
74
EASD/ODA
ΜΑΙΝ
73
.MFN AND HONG KONG
RAD
HKD
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
PS
ERD
ESED
FED
JOINT DIRECTORATE
NAD
NEWS D
ADDITIONAL
DTI//VIC ST
PAGE
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR CROWE
MR MILES
MR HUM
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