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1. THE AUSTRAL FANS WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS SPECIFIC AN AGENDA AS POSSIBLE. IN PARTHCULAR THEY DO NOT SEE MUCH POINT-IN- A SEPARATE ITEM ON BILATERAL ISSUES, SINCE THERE ARE NONE DIRECTLY AFFECTING OFA. HOWEVER YOU WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO TRCLUDE-
BACKGROUND BRIEFING BOTH ON CONSTITUTIONAL LINKS AND ON
MARALINGA.
2. IN ROUGH ORDER OF PRIORITY, THE AUSTRALIANS SEE THE MAIN
TOPICS AS:
(A) HONG KONG (AND BY EXTENSION CHINA).
(B) INDO-CHINA (THEY WILL WISH TO EXPLAIN MR HAYDEN'S INITIATIVE
IN VIETNAM.
(C) CHOGM, AND SPORTING CONTACTS.
(D) POSSIBLY BRUNEI (ESPECIALLY FUTURE DEFENCE ARRANGEMENTS).
(E) JAPAN (ESPECIALLY JAPANESE DEFENCE RESPONSIBILITIES).
(F) DISARMAMENT ISSUES.
(G) THE SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION.
3. ITEM (F) ABOVE IN PARTICULAR WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BRING THE AUSTRALIANS UP-TO DATE WITH OUR POSITION IN
RELATION TO THE VARIOUS ARMS CONTROL NEGOTIATIONS ESPECIALLY
INF, APART FROM THIS WE WOULD SUGGEST THE ADDITION OF AN ITEM
ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE
TO THE CAP.
4. LIST OF BACKGROUND BRIEFING IN PARA 2 OF TUR SEEMS RIGHT (EXCEPT FOR UNIFIL - DO YOU MEAN SINAL MED?). AND, WHILST AUSTRALIANS ARE NOT VERY INTERESTED IN AFRICA AT THE MOMENT, YOU MAY WISH, DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES AT THE TIME, TO INCLUDE SOMETHING ON NAMIBIA AND CHTTU. AGAIN, DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES,
SRI LANKA MIGHT ALSO COME UP.
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