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MR MAUDE'S VISIT TO PARIS: 30 MAY
STEERING BRIEF
1 JUNE
1. The non-OECD part of Mr Maude's programme begins with a breakfast meeting at the Residence on 31 May with opposition politicians - the former Minister of Industry, Alain Madelin
(UDF), one of Chirac's political advisers, Pierre Lellouche
(RPR), and the opposition spokesman on relations with
Eastern Europe, Alain Lamassoure (UDF). Madelin was one of the leading figures behind Giscard's platform in the European elections last year. Lellouche was until a year
ago the number two at IFRI (Chatham House equivalent).
Lamassoure, both an Assembly Deputy and an MEP, is one of Giscard's right-hand men. But for the dispute on opposition policies towards Europe and on security, he might have been the opposition spokesman for EC and defence affairs. The
meeting will enable Mr Maude to tease out the differences between the RPR and UDF in policy towards Europe.
2. After the OECD lunch, Mr Maude has 90 minutes of talks
with Mme Cresson. We have told Mme Cresson's office that Mr Maude will be ready to discuss the Single Market, political
union and EMU, Japanese cars, the GATT, EC/Eastern Europe,
the sites of EC institutions and EC/EFTA/EES. Mme Cresson's
office said they would let us know if this outline agenda
caused them any difficulties. They have not yet done so.
The list of subjects roughly follows our order or priority.
3. At 17.00 Mr Maude calls on the State Secretary for
Humanitarian Affairs, M Kouchner. M Kouchner has a strong
personal interest in Vietnamese Boat People (VBP) and has
made visits to Hong Kong and Vietnam. While he is not in
charge of French policy on VBP (this is formally the
preserve of the Quai) he undoubtedly exercises a strong influence on the decision-making process. Although he
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