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FM FCO 021130Z NOV 83

TO PRIORITY ACCRA

TELEGRAM NUMBER 322 OF 2 NOVEMBER

AND TO BANJUL, BELMOPAN, BRIDGETOWN, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DAR ES SALAAM, DHAKA, FREETOWN, GABORONE, HARARE, KINGSTON, LAGOS, LILONGWE, LUSAKA, MASERU, MBABANE, NAIROBI, NASSAU, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT OF SPAIN, SINGAPORE, SUVA, WELLINGTON

INFO PRIORITY GEORGETOWN, HONIARA, KAMPALA, KUALA LUMPUR, NICOSIA, NUKU'ALOFA, PORT LOUIS, PORT MORESBY, TARAWA, VALLETTA, VICTORIA, VILA

PREPARATIONS FOR CHOGM: ADVANCE LOBBYING

1. THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL HAS NOW ISSUED HIS FORMAL PROPOSALS FOR AGENDA, WHICH WE HAVE SENT YOU BY BAG. HE PROPOSES AN AGENDA UNDER THREE BROAD HEADINGS: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL COOPERATION. WE EXPECT THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS TO

DOMINATE:

POLITICAL: GRENADA, NAMIBIA, DISARMAMENT

ECONOMIC: 'TOWARDS A NEW BRETTON WOODS'

FUNCTIONAL COOPERATION: POSSIBLE PROPOSALS FOR SUBSTANTIAL

INCREASES IN GOVERNMENT FUNDING, EG FOR COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION.

2. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXCHANGE VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF CHOGM WITH SELECTED COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENTS ON THESE AND OTHER SUBJECTS WHICH MAY COME UP, WITH A VIEW TO IDENTIFYING PROBABLE ALLIES AND WHERE POSSIBLE COORDINATING A COMMON APPROACH. WE SHALL BE TALKING TO APPROPRIATE HIGH COMMISSIONERS HERE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WILL BE ATTENDING CHOGM. INDIVIDUAL POSTS WILL BE GIVEN FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THESE MEETINGS AS THEY OCCUR.

3. ADDITIONALLY, ACTION ADDRESSEES SHOULD SEEK AN EARLY MEETING AT A SENIOR OFFICIAL LEVEL, IF POSSIBLE WITH SENIOR OFFICIAL IN CHOGM DELEGATION. MIFT CONTAINS LINE TO TAKE ON SUBJECTS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO US. IT ALSO CONTAINS SUGGESTIONS ON WHICH POSTS MIGHT USEFULLY TAKE ACTION ON WHICH SUBJECTS. YOU HAVE DISCRETION TO IGNORE THESE SUGGESTIONS OR TO RAISE ADDITIONAL

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