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TELEGRAM NUMBER 2517
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19 NOVEMBER 1969
ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 2517
OF 10 NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKMISSION GENEVA
UKDEL OECD PARIS UKDEL EEC BRUSSELS AND WASHINGTON.
TIME FACTOR 9 A.M. LONDON TIME.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1523. ITEM 40: RESOLUTION ON PREFERENCES.
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IN THE COURSE OF NEGOTIATION WITH CO-SPONSORS THE TEXT HAS NOW
BEEN VERY SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED. FOR PARTICULARS SEE MY 1.F.T.
THIS WILL BE ISSUED AS A/C/2/L.1068, REVISION 1, AND VOTED UPON
PROBABLY 12 NOVEMBER.
2. THE NEW TEXT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AD REFERENDUM BY AMERICANS, FRENCH AND CURSELVES: SPONSORS WOULD WELCOME CO-SPONSORS FROM
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES BUT HAVE HAD NO AFFIRMATIVE INDICATIONS YET.
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SPONSORS ARE SEEKING AGREEMENT OF EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
TO INCLUDING A BALANCING PARAGRAPH ENCOURAGING THEM ALSO TO
CONTRIBUTE ACTIVELY, ON THE LINES OF PARAGRAPH 145 OF REPORT E/4749.
4.
UNLESS YOU INSTRUCT US OTHERWISE WE PROPOSE TO VOTE IN FAVOUR OF THE AMENDED DRAFT WITH OR WITHOUT THE EASTERN EUROPEAN ADDITION, BUT NOT TO OFFER TO CO-SPONSOR.
FCO PASS UKMISSION GENEVA UKDEL OECD PARIS UKDEL EEC DRUSSELS
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