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4. Each paper will include a suggested list of
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countries with whom the problem should be
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pursued in the margins of the conference.
The
meeting agreed on the particular importance of getting ASEAN and non-aligned support for any declaration which may be made after the conference
and for any subsequent appeal to the Security Council. 5. It was agreed that the Japanese might be the most
national
At the
appropriate opening/speaker at the conference. meeting on 18 July further thought would be given po ensuring that all the necessary points were covered in the speeches to be given by Wastern representatives, and appropriate intervals on the ways of spreading these at over two days. The meeting endorsed the view that the UK, as a prime sponsor of the conference, should also speak at an early
stage.
6. The atmosphere was constructive throughout and no suggestion was made about any Ministerial meeting being held other than in Geneva on 19/20 July. Nor was there any criticism of the composition of the London meeting.
Subject to any comments from those provent after comentary Soverament 7. We agreed to inform the ASEAN representatives in
London on 13 July of the proposed agenda for discussions
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on 19 July in Geneva at official level. We hope to
get our own paper on safety of life at sea.ready by
17 July so that it can be pirculated in advance to
representatives attending the meeting on 18 July.
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