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18. Lord Carrington said that our views of nuclear weapons for
deterrence and potential retaliation were similar to those of
the French. He thought the Chinese position was similar.
the British Government were still very concerned that the
greater the proliferation, the more likely that nuclear
weapons would fall into less responsible hands. Treaties were
not in themselves a safeguard, although they could help. ALL
responsible people should do what they could to restrict
proliferation. The United States had put a Lot of pressure on India for a time, and become extremely unpopular there, although
the pressure had recently been on Pakistan. If India developed
nuclear weapons, SO would Pakistan; and vice versa. A way must
be found to stop both. What did Huang Hua think of the
possibility of a nuclear-free zone, or Pakistan's suggestion of
a bilateral agreement with India? Huang Hua said that Pakistan
had put forward a proposal for an Indian Ocean Peace Zone
(which India apparently did not favour), and sponsored draft
resolutions at the United Nations.
Southern Africa
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19. Lord Carrington said that Britain was concerned at the
apparent increase in Soviet involvement in Southern Africa
evidenced by Cuban involvement in Angola, East German involvement in Angola and Mozambique (all of which were basically Soviet
involvement by indirect means), and Soviet involvement in
Mozambique. Soviet policy was directed at getting their
candidates into power in Rhodesia and Namibia. The British
Government were doing what they could to make this less likely.
For example, in free and fair elections, the people of
Rhodesia would undoubtedly reject a Russian solution. The British
Government wanted to achieve solutions which would allow the
people of Rhodesia and Namibia to choose their own Governments
and way of life and hoped for Chinese support and understanding.
This would be particularly important at the United Nations, where
Britain was likely to come under increasing Soviet attack.
20. Huang Hua said that Southern Africa was not a local issue,
but had an overall context. Premier Hua had often expressed
Chinese views on Soviet policies there. The Soviet Union had
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