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Mr. Karam: With your permission, I would like to ask anothor

question on the Middle East. Are thoro any kinds of differencos in tho vicwS

botwom tho U.K. and the U.S. in the four-pow or talks in Now York?

Mr. Stewart: Woll, I don't think I can go into real detail about

that.

I don't think it could be said if you took any ono of the four that

thair vicws would be absolutely 100 por cant the samo, What wo are trying

to do in the four-powor talks is to get as much agroomant as wo possibly can,

so that equipped with that agroomont Dr. Jarring could start on his work

again and wo could start turning the resolution into an actual practical

programmo that could be carried out, and in that process, Britain's concom

has bom to try and bring the four as near to agrooment as wo possibly can.

..... I soom to have travelled somo distanco in Hong Kong. Not that

I mind.

Mr. Iso Goodstadt (The Times. London): Sir, I wonder if I might ask

you a question again about Cambodia.

Mr. Stuart:

Mr. Goodstadt:

Yos.

U Thant is reported as saying that the silence of

China on the subject on the resumption of the Genova talks was an indication

of their possiblo favourablo vicws towards this. I wonder if this is your

viow as woll.

Mr. Stomart: Wall, I think that is certainly a possible intorprotation.

I would bo glad to think it was the right ono.

Mr. Rajagopal:

Mr. Stewart:

Sir, May I?

Ios.

Hr. Rajagopal: One of the trapdoors and pitfalls of Govena conforenco

has born its insistant principle of unanimity .. hardly any agreement and

/unanimity botwom ...