GPS 320
DESKEY FCO 1208302
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FM OTTAWA 112225Z APR 85
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 218 OF 11 APRIL 1985
YOUR TELNO 104: MR MULRONEY'S VISIT
1. I AGREE WITH THE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION IN YOUR PARA 2, HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
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(A) MAIN FOCUS ON ECONOMIC SUMMIT ISSUES SHOULD SUIT MULRONEY (DURING RUN-UP TO HIS FIRST SUCH SUMMIT).
(B) UNDER 'ALLIANCE' ! HOPE WE WILL MAKE ENCOURAGING NOISES ABOUT RECENT CANADIAN DECISIONS ON DEFENCE (EXTRA FORCES FOR GERMANY, NORTHERN WARNING UPDATE, ETC) AND THEIR GENERALLY MORE CONSTRUCTIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS ALLIANCE ISSUES.
(C) ON ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT, SD! WILL BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST. (MULRONEY IS SUPPORTING US RESEARCH BUT ADOPTING
A STANCE OF PRELIMINARY COOLNESS TOWARDS THE IDEA OF CANADIAN PARTICIPATION IN THAT RESEARCH).
(D) EC/CANADA RELATIONS ARE BOUND TO FIGURE, BUT DO NOT RATE A HIGH POSITION ON THIS CROWDED AGENDA. MULRONEY MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DETAILS. IF THE CURRENT ISSUES ARE RAISED, THE POINTS TO STRESS BRIEFLY ARE THE NEED TO RESIST PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES, AND FOR BOTH SIDES TO BUILD UP AN EQUABLE WORKING RELATIONSHIP. (E) ON ANGLO/CANADIAN RELATIONS WE SHOULD WELCOME THE CHANGES TO FIRA, AND THE DISMANTLING OF THE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY (NEP) WHICH COULD OPEN UP FURTHER PROSPECTS FOR BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN CANADIAN DEVELOPMENT. WE SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE A GENERAL PLUG FOR DEFENCE PRODUCTION COOPERATION (FOLLOWING THE VISIT BY MR ADAM SUTLER). MULRONEY WILL NO DOUBT BE BRIEFED TO RAISE PENSIONS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MAKING A START NOW BY PAYING FUTURE INCREASES.
(F) I WOULD NOT SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON A GLOBAL TOUR D'HORIZON, GIVEN THE LIMITED TIME AVAILABLE FOR THE TALKS. BETTER TO CONCENTRAT
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ON THE ISSUES OVER WHICH WE WANT TO KEEP THE CANADIANS STEADY AND ENCOURAGE MULRONEY, IE EAST/WEST RELATIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND TRADE.
2.
MULRONEY WILL NO DOUBT WANT TO CONTRIBUTE ON:
(A)
US/CANADIAN RELATIONS: TO GIVE HIS IMPRESSIONS OF THE QUEBEC SUMMIT AND TO PROVIDE REASSURANCE THAT CANADIAN EMPHASIS ON PELATIONS WITH THE US DOES NOT DIMINISH CANADIAN INTEREST IN CONTINUED CLOSE CONTACTS WITH THE UK AND THE REST OF EUROPE.
(5) EAST/VEST RELATIONS: TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF MR CLARK'S RECENT VISIT TO MOSCOW AND PRESIDENT CEAUCESCU'S VISIT TO CANA (APRIL 14-12).
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