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the Korean airliner tragedy and new US proposals at

Geneva mean that the Germans feel less need to press

the US for concessions in order to rally public

opinion. But with an active and vocal peace

movement, Kohl has to be able to point to serious

negotiations taking place at Geneva.

The press

briefing on INF which appeared after the Prime

Minister's visit to Bonn on 21 September was a

valuable joint contribution to the debate, and we

should aim for a similar public conveyance of views

on 8-9 November. This will be the first Summit at

which national armament directors will report to

Ministers of Defence on equipment collaboration.

Summit will follow the first trilateral Defence

Ministers' meeting for four years. We hope the

Summit can take forward the task of identifying

possible areas of defence collaboration.

The

iii) The outlook for the world economy and the

London Economic Summit

The recovery has been slow and uncertain so far in

both Britain and Germany. There is little real sign

of reduction in unemployment in either country.

Chancellor Kohl's CDU has a strong Trade Union wing

and the Prime Minister is likely to find him very

worried about unemployment, particularly amongst the

young.

7. The subjects I have outlined and others which will

inevitably come up by November will all, as usual, have

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