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INFO ROUTINE EAST EUROPEAN POSTS, UKDEL NATO, WASHINGTON, HONG KONG INFO ROUTINE UKDEL IMF/IBRD WASHINGTON, PARIS, BONN

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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIN TO HUNGARY : 27 FEBRUARY MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER: BILATERAL ISSUES.

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1. DISCUSSION OF BILATERAL ISSUES. SECRETARY OF STATE RAISED TERRORISM AND EMBASSY/BRITISH COUNCIL PREMISES. DREW ATTENTION TO KNOW-HOW FUND. HORN SEES NO PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS.

HE RAISES ECONOMIC RELATIONS, IMF, COCOM, HONG KONG, PETO INSTITUTE AND VISA POLICY. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COVERED IN TELNO 141.

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THE SECRETARY OF STATE MET THE HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER FOR 2 HOURS OF TALKS ON 28 FEBRUARY. INTERNATIONAL ISSUES ARE COVERED IN MIFT.

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THE SECRETARY OF STATE RAISED 3 MAIN BILATERAL ISSUES. THE UK WAS ANXIOUS TO KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH HUNGARY ON TERRORISM AND TO SHARE INFORMATION ON TERRORIST THREATS. HEHOPED FOR FURTHER CONTACTS AT OFFICIAL LEVEL. THE UK WAS ANXIOUS TO PURCHASE THE EXISTING EMBASSY BUILDING OR TO ARRANGE A LONG-TERM LEASE. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND ASKED HUNGARY TO LOOK FAVOURABLY AT PROPOSALS ON PREMISES FOR A NEW CULTURAL CENTRE. THE UK WAS ANXIOUS TO CONTINUE TO PLAY A FULL PART IN REFORM AND RESTRUCTURING IN HUNGARY. WE HOPED THAT THE KNOW HOW FUND WOULD BE WELL TARGETTED. MR TAIT SAID THAT THIS WOULD FOCUS ON AREAS WHERE THE UK WAS WELL PLACED TO ADVISE AND HUNGARY HAD AN EVIDENT NEED. THREE KEY AREAS WERE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF A MARKET ECONOMY, MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCT- URING. VISITS WERE ALREADY PLANNED IN CONNECTION WITH THESE.

4. DR HORN CHARACTERISED BILATERAL RELATIONS AS EXTREMELY ACTIVE AND WITH FEW SPECIFIC PROBLEMS. HE SAID HIS WORK AS FOREIGN MINISTER HAD NEVER BEEN GUIDED BY PARTY POLITICAL OBJECTIVES.

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