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INVITATION TO SUHARTO. ACCORDING TO THE CANADIAN EMBASSY HE HAD ARGUED AT SOME LENGTH FOR A G7 COMMUNICATION TO THE INDONESIAN PRESIDENT BUT HAD NOT INSISTED ON A MEETING. OWADA HAD TAKEN THE LINE THAT SUHARTO'S PROPOSAL THAT THE LDC'S SHOULD DO MORE TO HELP THEMSELVES MERITED DISCUSSION BY G7. MCDOUGALL HAD GIVEN A NON-COMMITTAL RESPONSE.
HONG KONG/CHINA
5.
THE SECOND THEME OWADA HAD CHOSEN WAS CHINA. CANADA SHOULD NOT TO ADOPT TOO HARD A LINE ON CHINA. IF THE QUOTE WEST UNQUOTE EXERTED TOO MUCH PRESSURE IT COULD BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. MCDOUGALL
CONFIRMED THAT CANADA WOULD
AT THIS POINT RAISED HONG KONG AND STAND BY IT COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG AND THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS EVEN IF IT BECAME AN IRRITANT IN ITS RELATIONS WITH CHINA.
PRIME MINISTER MIYAZAWA
6.
BOTH MCDOUGALL AND THE ACCOMPANYING EMBASSY OFFICIALS HAD BEEN MUCH STRUCK BY MIYAZAWA'S CLOSE QUESTIONING ON DEVELOPMENTS IN CANADA. HE HAD APPEARED EXCEPTIONALLY WELL INFORMED ON NAFTA, THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEBATE AND DOMESTIC TAXATION ISSUES.
BOYD
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ΜΑΙΝ
115
NAD
FED
ECD (E)
WED
EASTERN D
HKD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
NEWS D
INFO D
PUSD
RAD
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DISTRIBUTION
115
PS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/MR HOGG
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR APPLEYARD
MR BEAMISH
MR HUM
MR BONE
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