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TO IMMEDIATE OTTAWA

TELNO 293

OF 19173OZ SEPTEMBER 85

YOUR TELNO 542: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT

1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD LIKE THE TALKS TO BE AS

INFORMAL AS POSSIBLE, WITHOUT TOO MANY OFFICIALS AND WITH THE

AGENDA PRE-CLEARED OF ALL BUT ESSENTIAL BILATERAL UNDERGROWTH.

GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TRY TO STEER CANADIAN HOSTS IN THIS

DIRECTION. OTHERWISE THE STRUCTURE SUGGESTED IN TUR IS

ACCEPTABLE.

2. MULRONEY TALKS: BESIDES CHOGM ISSUES THE SECRETARY OF

STATE WILL WISH TO RAISE THE QUESTION IN MODUK TEL 101700Z

TO YOU.

3.

CLARK TALKS: WE DO NOT WISH TO RAISE ARCTIC SOVEREIGNTY

OR THE INTERNAL REVIEW OF CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS,

ALTHOUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD INDEED BE INTERESTED TO

HEAR IF CLARK SAW THIS AS LIKELY TO LEAD TO IMPORTANT CHANGES

IN CANADIAN POLICY (WHICH SEEMS UNLIKELY). ON BILATERAL

RELATIONS WE NOTE THAT CLARK MAY MENTION PENSIONS. THIS HAS

RECENTLY AGAIN BECOME THE SUBJECT OF SOME LOBBYING OF MPS HERE

BUT THE UK POSITION OTHERWISE REMAINS UNCHANGED. THE SECRETARY

OF STATE WILL BE BRIEFED ON W H SMITH AND LONGMANS BUT WILL

AT MOST WISH, AS YOU SUGGEST, TO MENTION OUR INTEREST IN AN

EARLY FAVOURABLE DECISION.

4.

GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TELEGRAPH TO NEW YORK AN EVE OF VISIT

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