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VISIT BY THE SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER: 1 DECEMBER 1983 m. Moris by c.0.8.

1. As you will see from Mr Christopher's minute of 22 November (copy attached), Mr Bodstrom is having lunch and talks with the Secretary of State on 1 December.

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2. Stockholm telno 278 (copy also attached) warns that Bodstrom will wish to discuss China and Hong Kong.

3. I should be grateful, therefore, if you could let me have briefs to cover these two respective areas. They should be in the form described in Mr Christopher's minute and reach me by 1500 hours on Monday 28 November. Please let me know in advance how you would like these subjects covered in the steering brief and what our main objective would be in discussing them with the Swedes.

24 November 1983

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