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6. We must now finalise our own position for Geneva. We shall

lose all our credibility as progenitors of the meeting if we are not

in a position to promise sizeable contributions.

France has

announced an extra 5,000 places in 1979, the USA another 7,000 a

month. Hartling has suggested an extra 10,000 this year for the

United Kingdom, and 10,000 for Hong Kong, and has also asked for

additional funds. We shall have to take some difficult decisions.

South East Asian Department

5 July 1979

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