Mr Davis
There have been quite a few development, on this onlyfist dung this
week. The attached Treasury iubmission
rets out the
present portion
clearly.
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GH-see para
- see para 6!)
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Looks ok (obviarly farm finance brouch - ner seen by Col
But whence the Q. of HME underwriting the meeting?
TO DESKBY 27113OZ FCO
TELNO 1244
OF 271004Z JULY 1993
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Makihiron
Thang thanks.
ADVANCE COPY
AND TO DESKBY 27130OZ UKDEL IMF/IBRD WASHINGTON
AND TO IMMEDIATE HM TREASURY, BANK OF ENGLAND, ODA PEKING AND TO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
031110 RECE
crood!
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FCO PLEASE PASS TO BANK OF ENGLAND
1997 WORLD BANK/IMF ANNUAL MEETINGS:
JULY.
JTRY
AUG 1993
CASTRY
DEL IMFLIBRD TELNO216 OF 22
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SUMMARY
1. THE FASTER TIMETABLE IN PARA. 8 OF TUR WOULD SUIT US FINE, FAILING WHICH OPTION (A) IN PARA. 7 OF TUR WOULD BE PREFERRED. TECHNICAL ISSUES RAISED BY BANK/FUND SHOULD NOT CONSTITUTE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS.
DETAIL
2.
THE
THE BANK/FUND TECHNICAL MISSION, LED BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFERENCES ERIK FRIIS, LEFT HK AT THE END OF LAST WEEK AND THEY WERE HAPPY WITH THE ASSURANCE WE GAVE THEM THAT THE NECESSARY FACILITIES WOULD BE PROVIDED IN HK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE USUAL ANNUAL MEETINGS REQUIREMENTS.
3.
INVITATION BY THE
ON THE TIMETABLE FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARDS, IF THE FASTER TIME TABLE IS FEASIBLE FOR ALL PARTIES CONCERNED, THIS WOULD HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF RESOLVING THE MATTER BEFORE THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL MEETINGS AND WE COULD FOLLOW UP ON THE PLANNING PROCESS WHILE WE ARE IN WASHINGTON ATTENDING THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL MEETINGS. THIS WOULD ALSO PERMIT US TO INITIATE EARLIER IN HK DETAILED PLANNING AND BLOCK BOOKING OF HOTEL ACCOMMODATION FOR
DELEGATES.
4.
IF THE FASTER TIMETABLE SHOULD PROVE NOT POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE, WE WOULD PREFER OPTION (A) PROPOSED BY UKDEL IMF/IBRD. WE PREFER THE INVITATION LETTERS TO BE ISSUED AFTER ALL OUTSTANDING MAJOR POINTS HAD BEEN RESOLVED BETWEEN BANK/FUND AND PARTIES CONCERNED, OTHERWISE WE MIGHT FIND OURSELVES HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE AFTER THE
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