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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 266 OF 17 NOVEMBER 1977, R F 1 PRIORITY

TO UKREP BRUSSELS,

YOUR TELNO 187: MULTI FIBRE ARRANGEMENT:

KOREA,

1. THANK YOU FOR THIS MESSAGE. I HAVE PASSED IT ON TO ASSISTANT

MINISTER KIM SUN KIL AND, WHILE IT BROUGHT HIM LITTLE COMFORT,

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HE APPEARED TO ACCEPT IT IN A RELAXED FASHION,

2. 1 SENSED FROM OUR CONVERSATION THAT, AS HE PUT IT, **WITH A

LITTLE HELP HERE AND THERE'? THEY WERE RATHER MORE OPTIMISTIC OF

REACHING A COMPROMISE. IN ANY EVENT I HAVE A STRONG IMPRESSION THAT

THE KOREUNS WOULD BE EXTREMELY RELUCTANT TO CONTEMPLATE A FINAL

BREAKDOWN.

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