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TELEGRAM NO. CODEL 183
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TO FOREICA AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
2 NOVEMBER 197W.
ADDRESSED TO FOREICH AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAY NG
COBEL 182
OF 2 NOVEMBER 1978 ADVANCE COPIES TO SIR C. O'NEILL AND ROBINSON
F C O, BELL TREASURY, KEARMS MAFF, DEMMAN AND SHOVELTON D.T.1,
MY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING TELEGRAM DEPUTIES' MEETING ON 4
NOVEMBER.
WE HAVE HEARD THE FOLLOWING FROM OTHER SOURCES.
2. THE DATES PROPOSED FOR MINISTERIAL MEETINGS (SEE PARAGRAPH 1 (F) (11) OF MY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING TELEGRAM) WOULD BE 12 FEBRUARY, 16 MARCH, 11 MAY AND 99 JUNE. (IT HAS BEEN PROPOSED
THAT ALL THE. OTHER THREE CANDIDATES NOULD BE TAKEN ON THE SAME
DAYS AS EACH OTHER NAMELY 16 FERQUARY AND 8 JUNE.)
3. AS FAR AS THE COMMISSION'S (NEXT TWO WORDS UNDERLINED) VUE
D'ENSEMBLE IS CONCERNED, IT WAS OPEN TO QUESTION WHETHER
THE DANES WERE CORRECT (CODEL TELEGRAM NO. 179) IN ASSUMING THAT THIS WOULD COVER ALL FOUR CANDIDATES, ALTHOUGH THE QUESTION OF TRANSITIONAL MECHANISMS FOR BRITAIN WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE A PROPER SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION AT THE ESE.C./DENMARK MEETING OF DEPUTIES AND MINISTERS IN DECEMBER,
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PLEASE PASS ADVANCE COPIES TO SIR C. O'NEILL AND ROBINSON F C O, BELL (TREASURY) KEARNS (MAFF) DENMAN AND SHOVELTON (D.T, 1.)
MR. CHRISTOFAS,
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