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11.

CONFIDATLAN

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dologation re looting differing U.K.

and ilog Kong viesm."

You may recall that during our discussions

with you on 26 loverber we concluded that we would'

need to obtain ministerial endorsement of the

agreed statement.

We will submit to linisters as

Boon as we have an agrood final text for that

purpose.

12.

Finally, I would like to raise the

question of the use and distribution of an agreed

statement. It do my understanding that you wish

to show it to your ocutive Corneil and that it

will then servo as guide-lines for use of officials.

Perhaps you would confirm this understanding.

Be

or our part will put it to the latter use in the

Depart ents concerned there and will wish to

send it for midance to selected posts abroad

(particularly Washington, Coneva and UKDEL

Brussels).

P.S.

We have also made a purely drafting

amendment to para. 1.