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Mr Hulse, EED - para 3 (vi)
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Mr Jones-Parry, ECD(E) para 3 (iii) Mr Lever, Sec Pol - paras 3 (ii), (iv), (vii) Mr Summerscale, CSCE Unit - para 3 (v)
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: VISIT TO WASHINGTON:
1.
18-21 MARCH
The FAC are visiting Washington from 18-21 March for "follow-up" talks with the US Administration. The last similar visit took place in January 1988. The main focus of their interest will be in Eastern and Central Europe and the Soviet Union, Arms Control and Disarmament, and US/EC relations, thou there is also a wide range of other
wwer priority, which they will pursue.
subjects, of a inevitably mean asked for will
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that the briefing which the Committee have ≥ very broad; I apologise in advance for the
complexity of this commissioning request.
2. The Clerk to the Committee is in direct contact with Richard Ralph in Washington (as is NAD) about the programme. We understand there will be no formal evidence taken and no report produced after the visit.
3.
I should be grateful if your Department would commission and provide briefs on the following subjects:
(i)
US background briefing (5-6 pages)
general background
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basic statistics
- political situation
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economy
US/UK bilateral relations
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