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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG

TELNO 133

OF 101737Z JULY 92

013042

MDHOAN 7215

PERSONAL FOR SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER FROM HUM, AUSS

FCO TELNO 131: YOUR VISIT TO LONDON

1. YOU WILL HAVE SEEN TUR, IN WHICH THE CHIEF CLERK SUGGESTS THAT YOU SHOULD RETURN TO LONDON FOR DISCUSSIONS NEXT WEEK.

2. THAT TELEGRAM PICKS UP THE POINT WHICH YOU MADE IN YOUR LETTER OF 9 JULY TO THE CHIEF CLERK ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUR OBJECTIVES AND PLANNING FOR THE NEW CONSULATE-GENERAL BUILDING. IN THAT CONNECTION I THINK WE SHOULD AIM FOR A THOROUGH DISCUSSION OF THE CURRENT OBJECTIVES FOR BTC AND YOUR PLANS FOR THEIR REVISION. THE DTI (JOHN MEADWAY) AND OTHERS HAVE ASKED TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS.

3. I HAVE YOUR PAPER OF 22 JUNE, SETTING OUR YOUR IDEAS ON DRAFT OVERALL OBJECTIVES, BUT I AM NOT SURE OF ITS CURRENT STATUS. ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WAS NO MORE THAN A BASIS FOR OUR DISCUSSION, I HAVE NOT GIVEN THE PAPER ANY FURTHER DISTRIBUTION HERE (BEYOND PASSING IT TO THE CHIEF CLERK AS YOU REQUESTED). IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL, AS A BASIS FOR OUR DISCUSSION IN LONDON, IF YOU COULD FAX TO US IN ADVANCE OF YOUR ARRIVAL ANY MORE DEFINITIVE PAPER WHICH YOU HAVE SETTING OUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON OBJECTIVES.

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