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the Conference starts are desirable and could be very
useful. But the right place to have them is Geneva,
where there is bound to be a great deal of consultation
in any case, and I think we should put this to the
Australians as our strong preference. Meanwhile, the
limited mind-clearing exercise of officials should take
place as planned. The American Minister and the
Australian Deputy High Commissioner will attend, with
France and Canada also at an appropriate level.
I recommend that:
a).
b).
the attached draft telegram should be despatched
immediately to Canberra to pull things together
and as an expression of our views;
!
thereafter the attached draft letter to No 10
should be despatched, with a copy of the tele-
gram, as an interim report to the Prime
Minister.
4 July, 1979
c.c.
PS/Mr Marten PS/PUS
Sir A Duff
Sir A Parsons
Mr Cortazzi
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UND
FED HKGD
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