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PUS/Secretary General

M Plaisant said that the new PUS would be welcome to visit M Ross; Mr Ratford might like to accompany him and have separate

Coordinators' talks. Mr Ratford said that Sir Antony Acland had been sorry not to be able to visit before his posting to Washington. Sir P Wright would like to make an early visit and the weeks beginning 29 September and 6 October would be possible.

(£) Other FCO/Qual officials

Mr Ratford said that:

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Mr Braithwaite would like to talk to M Vidal (Economic Director)

some stage.

Dr Wilson was already in touch with the new Director for Asia

about a meeting in June or July.

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Mr Slater would like to meet his opposite number, M Masset,

discussions on UN matters.

for

Mr David Thomas would like to meet the Director

in early autumn.

for the Americas

Mr Llewellyn Smith welcomed the idea of discussing Soviet/East European issues with M de Belenet.

Mr Barrington would like to meet M de Beaucé.

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Other Ministers

Mr Ratford said:

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Interior Ministers: he hoped M Pasqua would be able to take up

Mr Hurd's invitation to visit London at some stage.

Defence Ministers: he was glad that M Giraud had accepted

Mr Younger's invitation to visit the UK in September.

Industry: M Madelin and Mr Channon would meet on 3 June.

Trade: M Noir and Mr Clark were meeting on 17/18 May (Mr Clark would be interested in priorities for the UK presidency on EC external issues).

Finance: Mr Lawson and M Balladur had met

multilateral meetings.

on several occasions at

Employment: Lord Young and Mr Clarke would like to meet M Séguin and Lord Young had written to M Séguin to suggest a meeting.

Transport: contacts were satisfactory.

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