GRS 229
PRIORITY
5. 51
AKK
RESTRICTED
2
CYPHER CAT A
FM PRAGUE C21143Z
RESTRICTED
TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 79°OF 2 MARCH
INO THE HAGUE MOSCOW
MIPT: NETHERLANDS FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT.
ニゴシュ
1. THIS MORNING VAN DER STCEL BRIEFED COMMUNITY REPRES- ENTATIVES ON HIS LONG TALKS ON HUMAN RIGHTS WITH CHNOUPEK WHICH WERE TOUGH AND VERY FRANK INDEED.
2. HE HAD COME AWAY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT THE PROSPECTS FOR BELGRADE GIVEN THE DEEP DIFFERENCES OVER INTERPRETATION OF THE HELSINKI FINAL ACT. CHNOUPEK HAD MADE IT QUOTE BRUT- ALLY CLEAR UNQUOTE THAT THE FINAL ACT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WAS CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING CON- STITUTIONAL LAWS (EG ARTICLE 28 OF THE CONSTITUTION ONLY GUARANTEESS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION QUOTE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTERESTS
OF THE WORKING PEOPLE UNQUOTE).
FCO PASS TO THE HAGUE MOSCOW.
WILLAN
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
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WED
UND
PUSD
IRD
NEWS D
CABINET OFFICE
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