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Mr Stone

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25 January 1991

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Mr McLaren

Mr Burns

Mr Davies, PRU

FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: PADS

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I attach a minute from our Parliamentary Relations Unit, feuch conveying the news that the Foreign Affairs Committee have commutter requested a memorandum on PADS by 7 February. It seems that their interest in this matter has been stimulated in part by

an informal session they had recently with the Chinese Ambassador. But recent publicity to disagreements with China over the project will undoubtedly have fuelled their Ian he needs

something to start the committe off as they

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project and they are best placed to provide a first draft. Howell

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c 4. The Governor has now replied pointing out that the Foreign Affairs Committee request coincides with a particularly busy period for the PADS experts, in which they coul will need to prepare their paper for the Chinese. He has suggested that either we secure an extension of the deadline; or we will have to do the work ourselves.

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