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FROM:
MRS F CRANE, OTTAWA
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FILE: 026/3 DATED 13 FEBRUARY 1984
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PREMIER DAVIS'S VISIT TO LONDON (comigon 297ch)
Vivienn
FURTHER TO RICHARD BAKER'S TELELETTER OF 18 JANUARY, PREMIER
DAVIS'S OFFICE HAVE SUGGESTED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS FOR TALKS, THOUGH
IT IS NOT CERTAIN WHETHER HE WILL RAISE THEM ALL.
A)
LONDON DOCKLANDS PROJECT: A UTDC TEAM HEADED BY KIRK FOLEY
HAD BEEN IN LONDON AND WILL BE BRIEFING OFFICIALS HERE ON
OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS PROJECT.
B)
NEWSPRINT: ONTARIO IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT REDUCTION IN
CANADA'S EEC QUOTE FROM 1.5M TONNES TO 1/2M TONNES. THE
FEARS ARE THAT BRITISH COLUMBIA AND OTHER PRODUCERS IN CANADA
WHO NORMALLY EXPORT TO EUROPE WILL HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO LOOK
TO ONTARIO'S MARKETS (MAINLY THE U.S) IF THE QUOTA REDUCTION IS MAINTAINED.
IT IS THOUGHT THAT DAVIS WOULD WELCOME A GENERAL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS.
C)
WORLD ECONOMY:
0
D)
E)
F)
2.
HONG KONG: THE PM MIGHT WISH TO HEAR DAVIS'S VIEWS FOLLOWING
HIS VISIT TO COLONY LAST AUTUMN. THERE HAS OF COURSE BEEN A
LARGE INCREASE IN NUMBER OF WEALTHY RESIDENTS FROM HONG KONG
APPLYING FOR SETTLEMENT IN CANADA. ONTARIO HAS RECEIVED BULK
(70 PER CENT) OF THOSE APPLICATIONS.
BICENTENNIAL: I AM TOLD THAT ROSS DE GEER, ONTARIO AGENT GENERAL IN LONDON, HAS INSTIGATED A NUMBER OF PROJECTS.
OFFICIALS HERE HAVE SUGGESTED THAT YOU CONTACT HIM FOR
UPDATE. OUR PLANS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE ANNIVERSARIES OF BOTH ONTARIO AND TORONTO HAVE PROGRESSED A LITTLE BUT NOT TO THE
POINT WHERE WE CAN BE CERTAIN ABOUT MANY OF THEM. WE ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR WHETHER THERE WILL BE A TOWER TO TOWER RACE AND WHETHER WE SHALL (WITH DISNEY DISPLAY'S HELP) BE ABLE TO MOUNT A MOBILE EXHIBITION SHOWING SOME OF THE BRITISH LINKS IN ONTARIO. WE WERE ALSO PLANNING A RECIPROCAL TRADE MISSION USING CONCORDE BOTH WAYS BUT IT MOW LOOKS AS THOUGH THE ONTARIO
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE WILL NOT PARTICIPATE. WITHOUT
THEIR CO-OPERATION IT IS DOUBTFUL WHETHER WE CAN PROCEED.
ALTHOUGH NOT A BILATERAL ISSUE OFFICIALS FEEL THAT DAVIS WOULD
BE INTERESTED IN HEARING PM'S VIEWS ON LOCAL COUNCIL QUOTE -
RATE CAPPING UNQUOTE. THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT MAY BE RUNNING
INTO SIMILAR DIFFICULTIES WITH THE COUNCILS FOR WHICH THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE.
REG HOLLOWAY'S ROUND UP LETTERS OF 21 OCTOBER AND 29 DECEMBER ARE ALL THAT IS REQUIRED TO UPDATE UK/ONTARIO BRIEF PREPARED FOR MRS THATCHER'S VISIT LAST SEPTEMBER.
SIGNED F CRANE
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