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FM FCO 0611172 JUL 83
TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1121 OF 6 JULY
YOUR TEL 1828: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
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1. SINCE THERE WILL NOT NOW BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SECRETARY
OF STATE TO MEET MR SHULTZ BEFORE THE VISIT TO WASHINGTON, WE
SHOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSULT THE AMERICANS ABOUT THE AGENDA AND
HANDLING OF THE MEETING AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND WORKING
LUNCH ON 14 JULY.
2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WISHES TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
GET AWAY FROM GENERAL DISCUSSION AND DEVELOP A STRUCTURED
APPROACH THROUGH WHICH PROGRESS CAN BE MADE. HE CERTAINLY
WISHES TO DISCUSS WITH MR SHULTZ ALL THE SUBJECTS IDENTIFIED IN
YOUR TUR AND A NUMBER OF OTHERS. WE SUGGEST THAT THE TALKS AT
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHOULD COVER:
(I)
EAST/WEST RELATIONS INCLUDING
(A) POLAND, AFGHANISTAN AND, UNLESS IT HAS REACHED A
SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION, THE CSCE
(B) EAST/WEST ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY
(C) ARMS CONTROL/DISARMAMENT ISSUES
MIDDLE EAST
(II)
(III)
(IV)
CENTRAL AMERICA AND BELIZE
SOUTHERN AFRICA
(V) FUTURE OF HONG KONG
(VI) SPAIN/GIBRALTAR
(VII) FALKLAND ISLANDS
(VIII) BILATERAL PROBLEMS
THE RENEWAL OF THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT
AND THE WIDER ISSUES RAISED IN YOUR TEL 1865.
UNITARY TAXATION.
POSSIBLY ALSO
3. WE SHALL OF COURSE BE READY TO DISCUSS ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS
OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THE AMERICANS AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WILL HAVE DEFENSIVE BRIEFS ON A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS.
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