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I SHOULD THEREFORE RELATIONSHIP WHICH WE ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP.
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A HEADS OF MISSION CONFERENCE IN A RATHER DIFFERENT FORM.
AT PRESENT, AUSTRALIA TENDS TO BE LINKED WITH THE SOUTH PACIFIC, A LINKAGE WHICH, I THINK, DOWNGRADES AND DISTORTS THIS COUNTRY'S IMPORTANCE TO BRITAIN. BUT IT DOES NOT FIT NATURALLY INTO ANY OF THE OTHER CURRENT FORMATS. WOULD IT BE WORTH THINKING IN TERMS OF A CONFERENCE FOR HEADS OF MISSION FROM SELECTED COUNTRIES FROM THE PACIFIC RIM?.
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