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Mr Davies, FED
Mr Thomas, SPD
Mr Williams, SAD
Mr Hewitt, SEAD
ASIA: TALKS WITH THE GERMANS
Mr Burns.
FROM: R A Burns
DATE: 19 March 1992
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1. I am visiting Bonn on Friday 27 March for talks with my
I realise that this is just German counterpart, Dr Zeller. before Sir J Coles' talks with Schlagintweit on 2 April, but Miss Helen Pugh from the this was the only convenient time. Embassy in Bonn will note-take.
2. Dr Zeller has suggested the following agenda:
a) South Asia: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Regional Non-proliferation;
b) East Asia: China, including Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea;
c) South East Asia: Cambodia, ASEAN, EC/ASEAN.
3. I should clearly want to talk to Dr Zeller about Vietnam, Indonesia/East Timor, Burma and Sri Lanka, but I should
welcome any suggestions from Departments on points that would be worth discussing, including any SPD subjects. will last for a full morning followed by lunch.
The talks
4. I should be grateful if Departments could let me have by lunch-time on 25 March whatever up-to-date material there is on the stocks to draw on in talking to the Germans, on each of the likely agenda subjects.
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