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3. EXTERNAL SAY THAT THE SUBJECTS ON WHICH THEY EXPECT TO BE BRIEF- ING MULRONEY FIT IN WELL WITH YOUR LIST. THEY HAVE NOTHING TO ADD (AT ANY RATE SO FAR) ON SUBJECTS THE CANADIANS EXPECT TO COVER, WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF COMMONWEALTH(EG CARIBBEAN, IN WAKE OF

CANADA/CARIBBEAN COMMONWEALTH SUMMIT). (THEY ARE UNDERSTANDABLY BUILDING TO SOME EXTENT ON AREAS WHERE MR MULRONEY ALREADY HAS SOME INVOLVEMENT). THEY HOPE THAT MRS THATCHER AND MR MULRONEY CAN ISSUE A CALL TO BRITISH AND CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN TO TAKE ADVNTAGE OF THE CURRENTLY PROPITIOUS CLIMATE FOR INVESTMENT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS (END OF FIRA AND NEP (WESTWARDS) AND FAVOURABLE EXCHANGE RATE (EASTWARDS))

;

AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAKE FULL USE OF THEIR OWN RESOURCES

AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE TRADE, AND COLLABORATE ON JOINT VENTURES, EXCHANGE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. (IDEALLY A JOINT CALL: OR ELSE IN WHAT EACH SUBSEQUENTLY SAYS TO THE PRESS).

4. REQUST IN YOUR LAST SENTENCE NOTED.

DAY

LIMITED.

NAD

ERD

DEF.D.

ACDD.

SOU.D.

ECD(E)

SEAD.

HKD.

PS/PUS.

SIR.W. HARDING.

MYZ. DAVID THOMAS.

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