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News Department

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ARTICLE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR "REVUE DES DEUX MONDES"

1. Thank you for your minute of 28 March covering a first draft of the Secretary of State's article for "Revue des Deux Mondes".

2.

The ECDs have the following comments:

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b)

c)

d)

paragraph 2: omit the reference to EC finances. Something on the improvement in US/Soviet relations or conflict in the third world (possibly the end of the Iran/Iraq war or movement on Cambodia) would be better in this context;

paragraph 5: we agree with Mr Ramsden (his minute of 29 March) that there might be a reference to France in this section. An alternative to his proposal would be to begin paragraph 5: "There can be little doubt that the UK today, like France, is not only

.";

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paragraph 9: fourth line: for "concept" read "vision";

I attach a redraft of paragraphs 10-15.

30 March 1989

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Nigelliva

N Sheinwald

European Community Department

(Internal)

CC:

Mr Kerr o/r

Mr Cooper, Planners

Ms Spencer, ECD (E)

Mr Hemans, Soviet Department

Mr Paul, Hong Kong Department

Mr Dain, WED

Mr Lever, Sec Pol Department

Mr Fraser

Mr Teasdale