CONFIDENTIAL
ANNEX C
ANGLO-GERMAN SUMMIT: 28th-29th OCTOBER
UNITED KINGDOM OBJECTIVES
Primary
1. To establish a good working relationship with the new Federal
Government.
2.
To stress the importance of finding a fair and lasting solution to the Budget problem, while emphasising Her Majesty's Government's commitment to the European Community and our common ground with the Germans on many Community issues (economic policy, enlargement).
3.
To discuss how to improve transatlantic relations; exchange views on East/West political and economic relations; to consider world economic and monetary problems, including international indebtedness; to co-ordinate positions on international trade issues to be discussed at the GATT Ministerial meeting and UNCTAD VI.
Subsidiary
4.
To reaffirm our commitment to maintain British Forces in Germany and to test the water on the possibility of closer bilateral discussions on the future of defence policy in Europe.
5. To explain British policy on the Falklands and to seek German diplomatic support at the UNGA.
6.
To underline our interest in and enlist German support for securing early agreement on the Common Fisheries Policy; to respond positively to any German priorities on Economic Community issues, e. g. Genscher/Colombo, which are not inimical to our interests.
7.
To seek convergence of views on other current international issues particularly the Middle East.
PROBABLE GERMAN OBJECTIVES
Primary
1.
To stress that a CDU/FDP Government intends to work even more effectively with Her Majesty's Government than its SDP/FDP predecessor.
2.
To explain that the broad outline of German foreign policy will remain unchanged, but emphasise the need to improve transatlantic relations and to take a firm view of relations with the Soviet Union.
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