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BURNS TELELETTER TO ME OF
1. PARA 2 OF BURNS TELELETTER ASKED FOR SPEECH THEMES FOR THE OCCASIONS ON WHICH LORD BELSTEAD WOULD BE EXPECTED TO SPEAK DURING HIS VISIT. THERE ARE TWO LIKELY OCCASIONS WHEN SHORT (FIVE MINUTE) SPEECHES BY THE MINISTER WILL BE APPROPRIATE.
2. THE FIRST IS THE GOVERNMENT LUNCH OR DINNER, PROBABLY ON 13 DECEMBER, WHEN LORD BELSTEAD WILL BE RESPONDING TO ACM SITTHI'S OPENING REMARKS AND TOAST. AS THIS FALLS DURING THE CONFERENCE PERIOD, A COMBINATION OF BILATERAL AND MORE GENERALISED POINTS WOULD PERHAPS BE APPROPRIATE ¡ SUGGEST THAT THE MINISTER SHOULD REAFFIRM HMG'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ASEAN AS A GROUP
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ETC) AND SHOULD SUPPORT THIS WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE HOLDING A HIGH LEVEL CONFERENCE IN THE REGION. THE MINISTER MIGHT GO ON TO SAY THAT AS BETWEEN ASEAN AND EC MEMBER STATES THERE IS A NEED TO CONSULT BOTH BILATERALLY AND MULTILATERALLY. RECENT EXAMPLES IN OUR OWN CASE HAVE INCLUDED LORD CARRINGTON'S VISIT TO THAILAND AND PREM'S TO BRITAIN A MOST SUCCESSFUL ROYAL VISIT AND VISITS BY OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF HMG, INCLUDING LORD BELSTEAD HIMSELF. MULTILATERALLY JE HAVE HAD THE BENEFIT OF CONTACTS WITH ASEAN COUNTRIES IN NEW YORK AND FURTHER BILAT- ERAL CONTACTS AFTER THE UNGA. ALL THESE HAVE GIVEN US OPPORTUN- ITIES TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH OUR THAI AND OTHER ASEAN FRIENDS OVER A RANGE OF ISSUES WHERE WE SHARE SO MUCH COMMON GROUND. LORD BELSTEAD MIGHT WISH TO FORMALLY THANK ACM SIDDHI FOR THE PERSONAL ROLE HE HAS PLAYED IN ALL HIS CONTACTS AND FOR THE SUPPORTIVE THAI ABSTENTION AT THE UNGA ON THE FALKLANDS RESOLUTION.
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THE SECOND OCCASION, THE RETURN DINNER IN THE EMBASSY, WYEE FALL DURING THE OFFICIAL VISIT AND WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY
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