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in Geneva, have arrived. It would seem more appropriate
for the visit to take place the following week, as this
will be UN Disarmament week and would probably mean
additional publicity for the Minister's visit. Although
the Norwegians (this year's chairman of the First Committee)
have announced their intention of curtailing the general
debate, they have given UKDis Geneva an assurance that
'Ministers and other distinguished visitors from capitals.
would be welcome to speak whenever they wished'.
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5. Both UKMis New York and Washington have drawn attention to
the advantages to be gained by discussing other subjects
wtihin the Minister's portfolio. This would be achieved
through bilateral meetings with other Ministers in New
York and with US officials in Washington. UKMis New York
are confident of being able to organise a worthwhile
programme, although this will depend to a certain extent on
the level of ministerial representation in the First
Committee. They point out that the Middle East will be a
live subject at the time of the proposed visit since the
UNIFIL Mandate is due to be reviewed or allowed to lapse on
19 October.
6.
Washington have said that there should be no difficulty
in arranging a series of useful meetings for the Minister
suggesting that this may be a useful opportunity to bring
the Americans up-to-date on thinking regarding Hong Kong.
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