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of whether further instructions should be sent to posts in the
ASEAN countries before the forthcoming round of talks in Canberra.
Mr Judd's Private Office is consulting the Minister on this point.
4.
It is not true, as Mr Dell says in his letter, that FCO
officials understood the agreed record to mean that talks "as soon
as possible" meant immediately after the Australian proposals had
been submitted to Ministers here. But I see no point in pursuing
this point.
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PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts
Mr Cortazzi
Mr Murray
A M Goc nough
Maritime, Aviation and Environment
Department
SEAD
SWPD
HK&GD
27 July 1978
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