م
CONFIDENTIAL
NATO fundamental.
4. Defence and disarmament
Lord Carrington's appointment.
Welcome
1985 VE day anniversary will
remind that for 40 years Europe has enjoyed peace, thanks to
NATO. Soviet threat not reduced. INF deployment shows our
determination to counter it. Opposition defence policy
confused, and fundamentally irresponsible.
Efforts for arms
control must be matched by and based on strong resolve for
self-defence.
Fontainebleau has changed the outlook.
5. Europe Budget. CAP. Internal market. Enlargement
negotiations continue. POCO valuable. Doege Committee and
Peoples' Europe. British view of objectives (''Europe
Future'').
-
The
6. Hong Kong Success for our diplomacy. Binding international
agreement.
Confidence restored.
7.
Falklands
Outcome of UNGA debate. Argentine intransigence.
But Commitment to Islanders
But We wish to normalise relations.
fundamental, and cannot negotiate on sovereignty.
8.
Tour d'horizon Importance of Commonwealth (CHOGM Autumn 1985).
Middle East. Central America: San José. My visit to Israel.
Continuing concern
on Iran/Iraq. Over Gibraltar another meeting with Moran soon:
commitment to Gibraltarians unchanged. Overseas aid programme,
debt problems, and international economie background (London
/Summit)
CONFIDENTIAL