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MDHIAN 5414
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FM OTTAWA
TO DESKBY 06090OZ FCO
TELNO 078
OF 05220OZ FEBRUARY 90
FOR HEAD OF NAD
MY TELNO 064: MR HURD'S BILATERALS IN OTTAWA
1.
THERE ARE
WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE LIKELY TOPICS TO BE RAISED BY THE CANADIAN SIDE WITH DIRECTOR OF WESTERN EUROPE RELATIONS DIVISION. NO FIRM DECISIONS YET. LANDRY ENVISAGES THE FOLLOWING:
MR MULRONEY (20 MINUTES)
EAST/WEST RELATIONS, CHANGES IN EASTERN EUROPE ETC.
FOLLOWING HIS VISIT TO MOSCOW LATE LAST YEAR MULRONEY TAKES A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THIS SUBJECT AND PRIDES HIMSELF ON HIS FEEL FOR IT. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN POLITICAL TERMS HERE IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WERE TO CONFIRM THE IMPORTANCE WE ATTACH TO A CONTINUING CANADIAN COMMITMENT TO EUROPE. THE TRICK WOULD BE TO GET THIS ACROSS MORE AS A FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH THAN AS IMPLYING
OR CFE1. SHORT TERM ANXIETY ABOUT THE BUDGET
SOUTH AFRICA (POSSIBLE)
AS YOU KNOW, MULRONEY KEEPS A CLOSE EYE ON THIS TOO. (MY TELNO 77) IT MIGHT NOW BE IN OUR INTEREST TO RAISE IT, BUT WITH THE
TALK OF WHOSE POLICIES EMPHASIS VERY MUCH ON THE NEXT STEPS:
DESERVE CREDIT FOR GETTING DE KLERK TO MOVE AS FAR AS HE HAS IS UNLIKELY TO BE PRODUCTIVE.
HONG KONG (POSSIBLE)
LANDRY ACCEPTS THAT IN ANY DISCUSSION WE WOULD WISH TO DISCUSS RIGHT OF ABODE FOR HONG KONG PEOPLE IN CANADA.
MR CLARK (40 MINUTES)
AS WITH MR MULRONEY, BUT IN ADDITION:
OPEN SKIES
HANDLING OF THE CONFERENCE AND DESIRABLE OBJECTIVES
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