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PMVA (83) 4 (b)) might be raised by the Canadians . If
opportunity occurs the Prime Minister might wish to raise
the question of admission into Canada by holders of
British Overseas Citizen's passports (Brief No.
PMVA (83) (E)).
East/West Relations & Defence/Arms Control Issues
8.
The Prime Minister's talks will provide an
opportunity to encourage the Canadians to involve
themselves more in the common defence of the West through
NATO. From the discussions of the Statement on Defence
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and Disarmament at Williamsburg, the Prime Minister will
be aware that Mr Trudeau's attitude to East/West
relations and disarmament negotiations, including the
inclusion of French and British deterrents, is not as
robust as we would wish. However, his recent statements
in support of his government's decision to permit the
testing of American Cruise Missiles in Canada and on INF
deployment have been firm enough and the Canadian
government reacted quickly with practical measures
against Aeroflot after the Korean Airlines tragedy. Mr
Trudeau's idiosyncratic views on the Soviet threat are
not entirely shared by his cabinet colleagues nor by the
opposition Progressive Conservative Party. The Prime
Minister's meeting with Trudeau's cabinet colleagues
before and during lunch and the speech to Parliament will
give Mrs Thatcher an opportunity to put her own views to
a wider and possibly more receptive audience.
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