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CONFIDENTIAL

DSR 11C

The

[the Secretary of State for External Affairs, Mr MacEachen]

and a working lunch. In the restricted session, the Prime

Minister might raise briefly Anglo/Canadian relations.

two Prime Ministers might also wish to exchange views on

the Canadian and British economies in the context of the

prospects for the 1984 Economic Summit. Mrs Thatcher may

wish to thank Mr Trudeau for his support during the

Falklands crisis. If an opening arises this might also

be a good opportunity to ask Mr Trudeau about his own.

plans as Liberal Party leader. It might also be

appropriate to touch on East/West relations and defence

and arms control issues though, in view of the considerations

in paragraph S above, the Prime Minister may prefer

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to reserve discussion in depth on these questions to the

the monthing

working session and/over lunch. At that stage the

international economy, with the emphasis on debt and

developing country issues, bearing in mind the approaching

Commonwealth Summit; relations between Canada and the

European Community; Central America, Belize and the Caribbean,

as well as the Middle East, in particular the situation

in Lebanon might also be covered. The Canadians would

also welcome a braifing on the negotiations with China

about Hong Kong (unless the Prime Minister preferred to

cover the issue privately with Mr Trudeau).

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