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9. DENMARK REMAINS OPPOSED TO MEASURES UNDER ARTICLE 113 BUT WORK ON TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF PROPOSED MEASURES AGAINST SOVIET IMPORTS LARGELY COMPLETED. HOWEVER NET RESULT IS TO REDUCE PROPORTION

OF SOVIET TRADE AFFECTED TO ABOUT 1 PERCENT.

PREPARATION OF EUROPEAN COUNCIL (LUNCH DISCUSSION)

10. MAIN FOCUS LIKELY TO BE ON MAJOR ECONOMIC ISSUES, INCLUDING EXTERNAL ASPECTS, IE RELATIONS WITH U.S. AND JAPAN.

PAPANDREOU TO PRESENT GREEK MEMORANDUM. PRESIDENCY AGNOSTIC ON TYPE OF DISCUSSION WHICH WILL BE NEEDED ON 30 MAY MANDATE.

MEPS PAY AND SOCIAL SECURITY (LUNCH DISCUSSION)

11. MINISTERS TO BE ASKED AT LUNCH ON 22 OR 23 MARCH WHETHER THEY ARE PREPARED TO INDICATE TO EP READINESS TO CONSIDER COMMON PAY REGIME BEFORE NEXT ELECTIONS (1984). AGREEMENT NOT TO RESPOND TO EP ON THIS OR SOCIAL SECURITY PROBLEMS IN THE MEANTIME.

NB (X) INDICATES ITEM NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE.

FCO ADVANCE TO:

FCO - HANNAY,

HANNAY, SPRECKLEY, CROWE, PAUL (ECD(1) HEALY (ESSD) HANCOCK, ELLIOTT, GOODENOUGH, BROWN

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FCO PASS SAVING TO:

COPENHAGEN THE HAGUE ROME DUBLIN PARIS BONN LUXEMBOURG ATHENS

BUTLER

[ADVANCED & REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

FRAME GENERAL ECD(1)

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