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11. PLENARY SESSION.
THIS MIGHT CONSIST PARTLY OF A ''REPORT' TO THE PLENARY BY THE
PRESIDENT AND THE PRIME MINISTER ON THEIR PRIVATE DELIBERATIONS
AND WOULD PROBABLY COVER MOST OF THE HEADINGS ABOVE. THE PRIME
MINISTER HAS ASKED THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO DEVELOP THE THEME
OF OUR ENTRY INTO EUROPE IN RATHER MORE DETAIL IN PLENARY.
TALKS BETWEEN MR. ROGERS AND SECRETARY OF STATE.
ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE WILL BE TWO GOOD SESSIONS, OR PERHAPS EVEN THREE, THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS MIGHT BE COVERED:- (A) EAST/WEST RELATIONS IN MORE DETAIL INCLUDING RUSSIAN INTENTIONS, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC'S OSTPOLITIK, ANGLO/AMERICAN NATO
POLICIES, AND TACTICS TO BE PURSUED OVER THE EUROPEAN SECURITY
CONFERENCE ETC (INCLUDING ESPECIALLY OUR PROPOSAL FOR A STANDING COMMISSION).
(B) THE MIDDLE EAST IN MORE DETAIL WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO
TACTICS IN THE FOUR POWER TALKS.
(C) ANY ASPECT OF THE NIGERIAN PROBLEM REQUIRING MORE DETAILED
DISCUSSION E.G. RELIEF QUESTIONS, OR OBSERVERS.
(D) SPAIN AND GIBRALTAR.
(E) BAHRAIN/IRAN (BRIEFLY)
(F) BRITISH HONDURAS
(G) GUYANA/VENEZUELA
(H) GREECE
(1) INTELSAT (ON WHICH YOU WILL BE RECEIVING SEPARATE SUBSTANTIVE INSTRUCTIONS),
(J) POSSIBLY CENTRIFUGE. (THIS WOULD ONLY BE TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION OF UNITED STATES COOPERATION.)
(K) BILATERAL TRADE QUESTIONS.
3. WE HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO EVOLVE A SEQUENCE IN THE AGENDA SINCE
MUCH WILL DEPEND, OF COURSE, ON THE WISHES OF THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF,
ON WHETHER THE AMERICANS WILL HAVE OTHER SUBJECT THEY WISH TO RAISE
AND ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOCATED TO THE VARIOUS TYPES OF MEETING.
4. PLEASE DISCUSS WITH THE AMERICANS IN THE LIGHT OF THE ABOVE
AND LET US HAVE COMMENTS, AND IF POSSIBLE A COMPLETE DRAFT AGENDA,
AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
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