GRS 480
CONFIDENTIAL
FM BERNE
TO ROUTINE FCO
ELNO 42
OF 071535Z MARCH 86
CONFIDENTIAL
2-4
25 APRIL
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on situation
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TELECON HOPE/SULLIVAN : VISIT TO SWITZERLAND BY MR THOMAS
1. WE HAVE DISCUSSED POSSIBLE RANGE OF TOPICS WITH WYSS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF POLITICAL DIVISION 1. IN ROUGH ORDER OF IMPORTANCE HE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THE FOLLOWING:-
1) EAST/WEST RELATIONS: CSCE, HUMAN CONTACTS CONFERENCE ETC.
ASSESSMENT OF CHANGES IN SOVIET UNION.
2) EUROPEAN COOPERATION: COUNCIL OF EUROPE, EC/EFTA, LEADING ONTO 3) EC: UK AIMS DURING THE PRESIDENCY.
4) REGIONAL ISSUES: (A) SOUTH AFRICA (B) CENTRAL AMERICA
(C) FALKLANDS/ARGENTINA (D) HONG KONG/CHINA (3) COMMONWEALTH:
SIMILARITIES TO AND CONTRASTS WITH FRENCH COMMUNAUTE (IN LIGHT OF RECENT PARIS CONFERENCE).
5) TERRORISM.
6) UN QUESTIONS.
7) BILATERAL ISSUES.
2. COMMENT. THE MAIN POINTS WILL BE ITEMS 1-4. THERE WILL
NOT BE A LOT TO SAY ON BILATERAL MATTERS THOUGH WE WOULD WANT TO EMPHASISE THE SATISFACTORY LEVEL AND FREQUENCY OF CONTACTS DURING 1986. THE UN QUESTION COULD BE LIMITED TO THE REFERENDUM AND AFTER. AMBASSADOR PIANCA IS APPARENTLY INTERESTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH/FRANCOPHONE QUESTION AS HE WAS OBSERVER IN PARIS. THE ABOVE AGENDA IS AD REFERENDUM BUT COULD FORM A BASIS FOR BRIEFING REQUIRED. A POSSIBLE ADDITION COULD BE REFUGEE POLICY.
3.
TIMINGS: STATTE SECRETARY BRUNNER WILL NOT BE RETURNING FROM BUDAPEST UNTIL THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF 25 APRIL. THE SWISS HOPED THAT MR THOMAS WOULD THEREFORE STAY ON AFTER LUNCH TO SEE BRUNNER AT 4.00PM. TALKS WOULD THEN TAKE FROM 10-12, FOLLOWED BY LUNCH HOSTED BY PIANCA WITH OPTION OF FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AFTER LUNCH IF NECESSARY BEFORE 4.00PM. I UNDERSTAND THAT MR THOMAS WISHES TO BE BACK IN LONDON ON FRIDAY EVENING, BUT I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT HE STAYS TO SEE BRUNNER. THIS WOULD THEN MEAN A DEPARTURE FOR ZUERICH AT ABOUT 1740 TO CATCH FLIGHT SR 808 FOR
HEATHROW AT 1955. CONFIDENTIAL
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