TNAG-2750-FCO40-3965-Most-favoured-nation-status-for-China-Hong-Kong-interests-1993 — Page 274

CONFIDENTIAL

FM WASHINGTON

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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON

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1. I SUGGESTED TO THE WHITE HOUSE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A PRIOR MEETING AS WELL AS THE SMALL SUPPER WITH THE PRESIDENT TO ALLOW TIME TO GO OVER ALL THE ISSUES. LAKE TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE PRESIDENT THINKS THIS A GOOD IDEA. THERE WILL BE A MEETING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH SENIOR ADVISERS PRESENT. THERE WILL THEN BE SHORT PRESS STATEMENTS, FOLLOWED BY A SMALL PRIVATE DINNER (THREE A SIDE).

2. THE WHITE HOUSE SUGGESTED THAT THE MAIN MEETING SHOULD DEAL WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:

A> IRAQ

B) RUSSIA HOW TO DEAL WITH YELTSIN

C)

THE GATT AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES

D)

OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES

E)

3.

CHINA/MFN/HONG KONG

THE PRESIDENT WILL WANT TO TALK MORE PRIVATELY OVER DINNER ABOUT YUGOSLAVIA AND IRELAND.

RENWICK

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