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IMEDIATE FCO TELNO 539 OF 8 MARCH.
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YOUR TELS NOS 133, 134: CONTACT GROUP ON AVIATION SECURITY.
1. THE GROUP HAD AN INCONCLUSIVE FIRST MEETING THIS MORN ING ATTENDED BY SUME 20 DELEGATIONS, IN SOME CASES SUPPORTED BY EXPERTS FROM CAPITALS. THE DUTCH CHAIRMAN CIRCULATED A LIST OF 83 COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE NOT YET RATIFIED ONE OR MORE OF THE 3 CONVENTIONS. HE PROPOSED, WITH STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE US, THAT DEMARCHES BE MADE IN THOSE 88 CAPITALS AND SUGGESTED THAT THE MEETING GO THROUGH THE LIST SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE PART, MANY DELEGATIONS WERE NERVOUS OF COMMITTING THEMSELVES AT THIS STAGE. THE AUSTRALIANS WERE ANXIOUS THAT THE CURRENT ICAO EXERCISE SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE OUTCOME OF THIS MEETING AND RECOMMENDED CAUTION.
2. ON RESUMPTION TOMORROW THE DUTCH AND AMERICANS SEEM SURE TO PRESS FOR THE DRAWING UP OF A LIST OF LOBBY ING ASSIGNMENTS ON AN AD REFER-
ENDUM BASIS. WE ASSUME YOU WOULD WISH US TO AVOID ENGAGING OURSELVES IN A LOBBYING EXERCISE IN FRONT-LINE AND CERTAIN OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES, BUT IF THERE ARE OTHERS OF THE 83 WHICH YOU SPECIFICALLY WISH US TO AVOID PLEASE LET US KNOW BY 1488Z TOMORROW.
3. A SWEDISH SUGGESTION WHICH FOUND SOME FAVOUR PROPOSED THAT THIS GROUP SHOULD PROVIDE ARGUMENTS ON WHICH AMBASSADORS COULD BASE THEIR DEMARCHES. WE BELIEVE THAT CERTAIN POSTS UNDERTOOK A SIMILAR LOBBYING EXERCISE TWO YEARS AGO AND IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR US TO HAVE A COPY OF THE INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED AT THAT TIME IF EASILY AVAILABLE.
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