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FCO TELNO 59: UK/AUSTRALIA OFFICIAL TALKS.
1 WE WOULD PROPOSE TO STRUCTURE THE POLITICAL TALKS ON
20 FEBRUARY AS FOLLOWS:
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MORNING SESSION, 10.00 12.30: ASIA.
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2"
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4.
5.
6 =
CHINA.
HONG KONG,
BOAT PEOPLE.
SOUTH EAST ASIAN TOPICS.
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OUTCOME EC/ASEAN MEETING.
RELATIONS WITH INDONESIA. FPDA.
SOVIET INTENTIONS.
JAPAN.
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PROSPECTS AFTER ELECTIONS.
JAPAN'S FUTURE POLITICAL ROLE.
US/JAPAN RELATIONS.
INDIA STRATEGIC ISSUES.
12.40
14.00: LUNCH.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 14.15 - 16.30: EUROPE, EAST/WEST, EC.
7. DEVELOPMENTS IN SOVIET UNION.
8.
9.
10.
DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST EUROPE.
IMPLICATIONS FOR EAST/WEST, NATO, SECURITY POLICY.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF EC.
YOU WILL NOTE THAT WE HAVE DROPPED ENVIRONMENT ISSUES, REVIEW OF THE COMMONWEALTH, AND SOUTH AFRICA/NAMIBIA FROM THE AGENDA. THIS IS PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF TIME (THERE ARE
INDICATIONS THAT THE AUSTRALIANS WILL WANT TO FINISH AT 1700 HOURS AT THE LATEST) AND PARTLY BECAUSE THERE WILL NOT BE EXPERTS
ON THESE SUBJECTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WILL IN ANY CASE BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO DISCUSS THE FIRST TWO OF THESE SUBJECTS. WE HAVE ALSO OMITTED INDO CHINA, AS WE ARE IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE AUSTRALIANS ABOUT THEIR CAMBODIA INITIATIVE AND THE SUBJECT IS BEING DEALT
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