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TO PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK
TELEGRAM NUMBER 410 OF 14 AUGUST 1979
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INFO. PRIORITY WASHINGTON BONN PARIS ROUTINE HONG KONG BANGKOK KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE JAKARTA MANILA CANBERRA OTTAWA WELLINGTON YOUR TELEGRAM NO 841 AND WASHINGTON TELEGRAM NO 2258: INDO-CHINA: CO-ORDINATING GROUP
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1. I. AGREE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GROUP (PARAGRAPH 5 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFEENCE) BUT WISH IT TO BE CONSULTATIVE AND ITS ACTIVITIES TO BE LIMITED TO THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION ABOUT TACTICS ON MATTERS LIKE DEBATE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: CAMBODIAN CREDENTIALS: AND NEXT STEPS ON FOOD AID TO CAMBODIA (WASHINGTON TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 10),
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2. WHILE, THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD RESPOND FAVOURABLY TO ANY APPROACH FROM THE US MISSION FORESHADOWED IN WASHINGTON TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 7 (3RD SENTENCE) YOU SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE DO NOT WISH THE GROUP TO TAKE ON AN INDEPENDENT OR FORMAL STATUS. YOU SHOULD NOT (NOT) TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO CALL THE GROUP INTO BEING. THE AMERICANS OR THE AUSTRALIANS VOULD BE BETTER PLACED TO DO THIS. I AGREE THAT ANYTHING ON THE LINES OF THE NAHIDIA CONTACT GROUP WOULD DE INAPPROPRIATE FOR INDO-CHINA PROBLEMS, (YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 3).
3. 1 AGREE THAT THERE COULD BE ADVANTAGE IN INVITING THE NEW ZEALANDERS TO JOIN THE GROUP. IT MAY ALSO BE NECESSARY TO INCLUDE IRELAND, AS THE PRESIDENCY, BUT I AM CONTENT TO LEAVE IT TO YOU AND THE OTHERS INVOLVED TO WORK OUT THE EXACT COMPOSITION OF THE
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