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TELEGRAM NUMBER 372 OF 19 MARCH 1985
SIR IN HARDING OR Wilson HD SAD
OUR TELNO 143:
SIR W HARDING'S VISIT
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1. TUR CROSSED WITH STARK'S TELELETTER OF 14 MARCH, REPORTING MINISTER'S DISCUSSION OF AGENDA SHUNKER SUGGESTED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WHICH MIGHT BE RAISED BY THE INDIAN SIDE, OTHER THAN THUSE COVERED IN BRIEFING ENVISAGED IN YOUR TUR : CHINA/ HUNG KUNG AND JAPAN: CENTRAL AMERICA ESPECIALLY NICARAGUA: AND DISARMAMENT (DELHI DECLARATION).
WE ALSO MENTIONED ANTARCTICA AS A PUSSIBLE SUBJECT.
2. MEA HAVE NOW CONFIRMED THEIR PART OF THE PROGRAMME. THERE WILL BE CALLS ON THE FOREIGN SECRETARY AND MINISTER OF STATE UN 28 MARCH: SHUNKER WILL HOST A DINNER THAT EVENING IN HIS HONOUR. THE FOLLOWING DAY VENKATESWARAN (SECRETARY EAST) WILL CHAIR A SESSION AT 1130 A. M. AT WHICH SHUNKER TOGETHER WITH HIS JOINT SECRETARIES FOR LATIN AMERICA, FAR EAST, UN/NAM/DISARMAMENT AND WEST EUROPE WILL BE PRESENT. THIS SHOULD OFFER OPPORTUNITY TU COVER ALL TOPICS OF INTEREST.
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ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED BY THE INDIANS, WIT OCCURS TU US THAT NAMIBIA COULD COME UP AT THE SEDDION ON 29 MARCH. AS YUU KNOW, THE FIRST EVER NAM CO-ORDINATION BUREAU MEETING AT FOREIGN MINISTER LEVEL IS TO TAKE PLACE HERE ON 16 APRIL TO DISCUSS NAMIBIA.
OUTLINE PROGRAMME FOLLOWS BY TELELETTER.
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