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MOTION FOR THE WHITSUN ADJOURNMENT

1.

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The debate on the Motion for the Whitsun Adjournment will take place in the week beginning 22 May. The Lord President has asked for briefing material for his use in winding up the debate.

2.

FCO subjects of current interest

Briefing is required on any matter which may be raised by back-benchers as reasons why "the House should not adjourn". which could arise seem likely to be:

Afghanistan

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25.

International Energy Policy

1.

2.

Anglo-Irish relations

26.

India

3. Argentina: World Cup football

27.

4.

Arms Limitations

28.

29.

5. Arms Sales

6.

Arab boycott

30.

Kampuchea, Vietnam

MBFR

Mercenaries

Namibia, Angola, Mozambique

7.

Arab-Israeli dispute

31.

Next Economic Summit

8.

9.

Banabans; New Hebrides Condominium Belize

32. North/South dialogue

33.

Neutron bomb

10.

BIS New York

34.

Nuclear non-proliferation

11.

British property claims (Cyprus,

35.

Pakistan: Bhutto

Portugal)

36.

12.

CPRS review

Procedure for obtaining British passports

13.

Creech Jones Formula

37.

Repatriation of Russians

38.

Rhodesia

14.

Cyprus

15.

Death of Nicholas Love

39.

Rudolf Hess

16.

EEC current problems

40.

Russian Embassy site

17.

Eurocommunism

41.

South Africa

42.

St Lucia

18.

Europassports

19.

Falkland Islands

43.

Terrorism

20.

Gibraltar

44.

Uganda

21.

Hong Kong

45.

UNLOSC

22.

Horn of Africa

23.

Human Rights

24.

3.

Indonesian political prisoners

Would Departments please consider whether material on other topics should be offered and, if so, discuss this with the Parliamentary Unit (PU) before drafting? If Departments decide not to offer briefing on a subject mentioned above, I should be grateful if they would telephone their nil return to the PU.

4. As always, material should be succinct.

The briefs should be in the form

of a separate speaking note, consisting of a short paragraph which can be used verbatim, supplemented by a short background note only where absolutely necessary.

5. I should be grateful if briefs could reach me by close of play on Monday 15 May.

6. Please pass the attached note on the presentation of briefs to your Secretarial Staff.

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Parliamentary Clerk

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