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4. THE MID-JULY DEADLINE FOR TALKS NO LONGER APPLIES. THEY ARE PARTLY TIED UP IN FIRST FEW DAYS OF JULY, THEN HAVE TALKS SCHEDULED WITH INDIA AND PAKISTAN FOR 6-10 JULY: CT TALKS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO KOREA, TAIWAN, AND U A R FOR 13, 14,15 JULY. AFTER THAT THEY HAVE NO PRESENT COMMITMENTS. RAVENNA THOUGHT IN TERMS OF QUOTE THREE DAYS UNQUOTE FOR OUR SET. 1 QUOTED YOUR QUOTE ONE WEEK UNQUOTE. THE POSSIBILITY OF CHANGES IN THE COMMISSION'S TIMETABLE OF COURSE EXISTS: RAVENNA SUGGESTED WE MIGHT CARE TO MAKE SPECIFIC PROPOSAL.
5. IN HIS VIEW ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL, 1.E., NO SEPARATE SUB-NEGOTIATIONS AT ALL.
6. YOUR PHRASE QUOTE AFTER WE RECEIVE THE REQUEST UNQUOTE IS NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD. WE ALREADY HAVE THE REQUEST AS SUCH IN ERNST'S LETTER. PERHAPS YOU MEAN THE QUOTE STATISTICAL DETAILS UNQUOTE, WHICH WE SHOULD NOW PERHAPS FORGET.
7. SITUATION IS ADMITTEDLY AN UNUSUAL ONE FOR US, BUT IT WILL SERVE OUR INTERESTS BEST TO BE AS ADAPTABLE AS POSSIBLE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
FCO PLEASE REPEAT ROUTINE TO FCO, PARIS, BONN, UKMIS GENEVA, THE HAGUE AND ROME.
SIR J. BEITH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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