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31. The Secretary of State last had substantive talks with the Swiss Federal Councillor for Foreign Affairs (then M. Aubert) in London in April 1984. At official level, the PUS had talks with his Swiss opposite number M. Edouard Brunner, in September 1987.

4.

Briefing is required as follows:

a) Steering Brief, Political

- WED

Background and Programme

b)

East/West Relations

Developments in the Soviet Union

Developments in Eastern Europe

c) Afghanistan

d) Arms Control

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Follow-up to INF

START

MBFR

Conventional and Chemical Weapons

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e)

CSCE Review Conference

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Soviet Dept/EED

NENAD SAD

ACDD/ACDRU/Sec Pol Dept

Vienna and Follow-on Conferences

Observance of Stockholm/Verification

CSCE Unit

f)

Falklands/Argentina

Protecting Power Rôle

Fisheries

Possible Future Co-operation between

the Falklands and Argentina

g) European Integration: Switzerland/EC/

EFTA Bangemann Meeting, 2 February

Single European Market 1992

h)

Council of Europe

CODE 18-77

RDJAAD

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ECD (E)/ECD (I)

WED