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TEL NO 661 OF 5 AUGUST 1983
INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON
UKDIS GENEVA
YOUR TELNO 363: VISIT BY MR LUCE TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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1. WE WOULD WELCOME A VISIT BY MR LUCE TO ADDRESS THE FIRST COMMITTEE. THERE COULD ALSO BE VALUABLE SPIN-OFF IN OTHER AREAS E.G. THE MIDDLE EAST (WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE VERY MUCH TIT PEOPLES
MINDS BECAUSE THE UNIFIL MANDATE IS DUE TO BE RENEWED OR BE ALLOWED
TO LAPSE ON 19 OCTOBER). FURTHER BILATERALS WILL DEPEND TO SOME
EXTENT ON THE EXTENT OF OTHER MINISTERIAL REPRESENTATION IN THE
FIRST COMMITTEE, THOUGH WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE SHALL BE ABLE TO
ARRANGE A WORTHWHILE PROGRAMME.
2. THE TIMING IS NOT YET CERTAIN, BUT PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT
THE GENERAL DEBATE IN THE FIRST COMMITTEE WILL OPEN THE WEEK BEGIN-
NING 17 OCTOBER. IN PRINCIPLE, THEREFORE, A VISIT BY THE MINISTER DURING THE FOLLOWING WEEK WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. THERE ARE HOWEVER ONE OR TWO POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS. WE UNDERSTAND (THOUGH HAVE NOT
YET BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM) THAT DISARMAMENT WEEK WILL BE CELEBRATED
FROM 24 OCTOBER. WHILST THIS COULD MEAN ADDITIONAL PUBLICITY FOR THE MINISTERS VISIT, IT COULD COMPLICATE THE TIMING OF HIS ADDRESS TO THE FIRST COMMITTEE. ONE DAY AT LEAST IS USUALLY SET ASIDE FOR
STATEMENTS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF REGIONAL GROUPS AND LEADERS OF DEL- EGATIONS WHO WISH TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT DISARMAMENT WEEK. IN ADDITION, THIS YEARS CHAIRMAN OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE (NORWAY) IS HOPING, PERHAPS OPTIMISTICALLY, TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF THE GENERAL DEBATE (GODSONS MINUTE OF 22 JULY, COPIED TO ACDD AND UND)
3. NEVERTHELESS, I RECOMMEND THAT THE MINISTERS VISIT BE SET PROVISIONALLY FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING 24 OCTOBER WITH A MARKER THAT
THIS MAY NEED TO BE ADVANCED BY A FEW DAYS. WE WILL REPORT AGAIN
AFTER FURTHER CONSULTATIONS WITH THE SECRETARIAT AND NORWEGIANS.
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