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FM FCO 011400Z JULY 82

TO IMMEDIATE LISBON

TELEGRAM NUMBER 148 OF 1 JULY

SAVING MADRID, EC POSTS

YOUR TELNO 121: BILATERAL TALKS WITH THE PORTUGUESE

1.

2.

WE WELCOME THE PORTUGUESE SUGGESTION, RAISED DURING MY

VISIT, OF BILATERAL TALKS AT OFFICIAL LEVEL ON ENLARGEMENT.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PORTUGUESE WITH A FIRM OFFER TO HOLD

SUCH TALKS. OUR TEAM WOULD BE LED BY BRIDGES OR HANNAY. THEY

WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME TO LISBON OR RECEIVE A PORTUGUESE TEAM IN

LONDON. WE ARE OPEN ON TIMING AND WOULD WELCOME PORTUGUESE

SUGGESTIONS.

3.

FYI:

WE ARE ALSO OFFERING TALKS SEPARATELY TO THE

SPANIARDS, PREFERABLY NEXT WEEK OR THE WEEK AFTER WITH HANCOCK

(CABINET OFFICE) VISITING MADRID.

PYM

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PS/MR HURD

PS/LD BELSTEAD

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

LORD BRIDGES

MR HANNAY

MR GOODISON

COPIES TO :

MR HANCOCK, CAB OFF.

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