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b)

Lebanon

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Danger of UN being blamed if confusion over status

of observers unresolved.

c)

Cyprus

Secretary-General hoped that President Kyprianou

would act independently as both sides appear unwilling to

bend. Some confusion among others over Secretary-General's

initiative.

d)

Iran/Iraq

Secretary-General hoped to get protagonists together

during General Assembly with mediator Palme as latter keen

to visit war zone. But no progress.

e) Falklands

Secretary-General considered little new in Argentine

speech. Argentinian FM told him imminent Argentine elections

irrelevant as all parties at one over Falklands issue.

ARGENTINE STATEMENT

3.

Despite his reference to Argentina's desire for 'imaginativ

solutions' to the Falklands problem, Aguirre Lanari's speech

in the General Debate, much of which was devoted to the Falklands

question, contained nothing new and offered little hope of a

change of heart in Argentina. He also sought to make use of

remarks made by the Defence Secretary to the Georgetown Centre

in Washington on which we are submitting separately.

UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

5 October 1983

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