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Interim Conclusions on the Case for Action:
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futile to try to break up or duplicate the
Franco-German relationship;
but must establish our rights as a regular
and necessary third partner, working on the
basis of our particular national
contribution (ie no mirror-imaging of either
the other two);
must create a presumption that we will
belong to and indeed exercise major
influence within any new "European"
grouping;
- should not make the "triangle" too explicit
or visible, but recognise value of (and
avoid alienating others in) the rather wider
"ginger groups";
- must achieve a conscious adjustment of the
balance of effort and resources as between
this and other major foreign policy goals.
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