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11) TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE REGARD THE BRUSSELS MEETING AS

A PREPARATION, NOT A SUBSTITUTE, FOR INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION

WHICH THE UK AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS HAVE PROPOSED.

111) TO INSIST THAT ALTHOUGH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CAB VILL

BE PRESENT AT BRUSSELS, THE MEETING MUST NOT BE REGARDED AS AN APPEARANCE BEFORE THE CAB. IT HAS BEEN MADE CLEAR THAT HMG

CANNOT. APPEAR BEFORE ANY INTERNAL US AGENCY.

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