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RATIFY THE TLATELOLCO TREATY IN TANDEM WITH BRAZIL. THERE WOULD BE A MEETING WITH BRAZIL IN RIO IN EARLY FEBRUARY TO DISCUSS THE NEXT MOVES. THEY WANTED TO NEGOTIATE SOME CHANGES TO THE TREATY, PARTICULARLY, ON CHALLENGE OF INSPECTIONS. THEIR AIM WAS TO NEGOTIATE THESE BY THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR AND COMPLETE THE REVISION OF THE TREATY SO THAT THEY COULD ENTER BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
21. EC ENLARGEMENT: THE MFA SAID THAT THEY WERE DISSATISFIED WITH THE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION THEY WERE RECEIVING ON MAIZE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF SPANISH / PORTUGUESE ENTRY. THERE HAD BEEN A MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY ON 13 JANUARY AT WHICH FRANCE AND BELGIUM HAD OPPOSED A PROPOSAL FOR HIGHER RELIEF. THE UK HAD SEEN SILENT. THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE SUBJECT WOULD BE DISCUSSED AGAIN AT A FURTHER MEETING IN FEBRUARY. COULD THEY COUNT ON OUR SUPPORT? THE MINISTER PROMISED TO INVESTIGATE.
22. UNCED/CITES: MR GAREL-JONES RAISED WITH BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND THE MFA. THE PRESIDENT SAID THAT HE WOULD GET MARIA JULIA ALSOGARAY (ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY) TO LOOK AT THE CITES PROBLEM. THE MFA SAID THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE USING
THE GEF TO DEVISE A SUSTAINED AND HUMANE EXPORT POLICY. THEY WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CRIMINAL TRADE AND WOULD BE BRINGING A LOT OF INFORMATION TO THE KYOTO MEETING IN MARCH TO EXPLAIN THEIR POSITION. THEY POINTED OUT THAT RECEIVING COUNTRIES E.G. ITALY WERE ALSO A PROBLEM.
(I) OLIMA VISIT : THE MINISTER REPEATED OUR INVITATION TO OLIMA TO PAY AN EARLY VISIT. HE SAID THAT HE WAS KEEN TO DO SO,
BUT WOULD NEED TO LOOK FOR A GAP BETWEEN PRESIDENTIAL/FOREIGN
MINISTER VISITS ABROAD.
23. JOINT TV PROJECT: THE ARGENTINES CONFIRMED THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT AS DID MR GAREL-JONES. AT THE SAME TIME, HE EMPHASISED THE NEED FOR A BALANCED AND OBJECTIVE PROGRAMME.
24. PRESS: THE VISIT WAS WELL COVERED IN THE LOCAL MEDIA. MOST ATTENTION AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE FOCUSSED ON THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE UK AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, THE SOVEREIGNTY ISSUE. THERE WAS ALSO INTEREST IN THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY AND THE VISIT BY
MRS THATCHER TO THE ISLANDS (FULL SET OF CUTTINGS TO LAD/SAAD).
25.
A FULL SET OF RECORDS FOLLOWS BY FAX/BAG.
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