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evidence to date that the Spanish move will have this effect, but we are coming under pressure from LegCo to show that we are doing something to shift the Spaniards.
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Madrid have been over the ground with Carbajal, the (apparently notoriously unhelpful) Spanish Director General for Consular Affapirs, who produced a bureaucratic explanation for Spain's action and held out no hope of showing flexibility. The Spanish Consul-General in Hong Kong has also been bashed over the head, but does not cut much ice. We therefore believe that we should make a more political approach to the Spaniards. Your meeting would provide an excellent opportunity. Our minimum objective is to get the Spaniards not to take unilateral action on 1 October.
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I submit a speaking note and background.
ECD (I), MVD and SED agree.
Lichel
PF Ricketts
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