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5. AUSTRALIANS ARE CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO TALK TO THE INDIANS, PROBABLY TO BE COVERED IN A SEPARATE MISSION EITHER BY ROWLAND OR FREELAND, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY.
6. THE OTHER AUSTRALIAN NEGOTIATING TEAM HAS HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GERMANS, GREEKS AND YUGOSLAVS SO FAR.
7. ROWLAND SAID THAT IN LIGHT OF FORUM AND OF BILATERALS HELD SO FAR HE FELT, QUOTE VERY OPTIMISTIC UNQUOTE. THERE WAS SCOPE FOR SOME COMPROMISES WITHOUT UNDERMINING ICAP PROPOSALS. HALTON TOLD
ME THAT THE VISIT TO INDONESIA HAD GONE RATHER WELL. ROWLAND HAS
VERY MUCH IN MIND THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS WITH BRITISH OFFICIALS
BUT AT PRESENT STAGE CANNOT INDICATE WHEN THIS MIGHT BE.
8. ROBERTS REPORTED ON OTHER ASPECTS OF FORUM IN HIS LETTER OF
7 NOVEMBER TO B SMITH SEAD.
9. FCO PASS TO DOT.
TEBBIT
FILES
HAED
S.PD
SEAD
F & GD
MISS BROWN
MR CORTAZZI
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