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WOULD BE BROADLY IN LINE WITH THE UK).

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(FOR STOCKHOLM). WELCOME READINESS TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT AND JORDAN. BUT A SUM IN EXCESS OF US DOLLARS 300 MILLION WOULD BE NEARER THE MARK, TO BE BROADLY IN LINE WITH THE UK.

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(FOR VIENNA). AS YOU SAY A CALL ON VRANITZKY WOULD BE HIGH PROFILE, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE URGENCY OF THE SUBJECT AND ITS HIGH PLACE ON THE INTERNATIONAL AGENDA (CONFIRMED THIS WEEK BY THE DECISION TO ESTABLISH A GULF FINANCIAL COORDINATION GROUP). IT WOULD APPEAR THAT KLESTIL WOULD WELCOME A DIRECT PITCH FROM AMBASSADORS TO THE CHANCELLOR TO REINFORCE HIS OWN POSITION. THIS WOULD ALSO BE CONSISTENT WITH MR GAREL-JONES' INDICATION TO THE AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR THAT A CONTRIBUTION OF US DOLLARS 100-150 MILLION WOULD BE ABOUT RIGHT (IN FACT, OVER US DOLLARS 200 MILLION

WOULD NOW BE IN LINE WITH THE PRESENT UK CONTRIBUTION).

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(FOR OSLO). WELCOME AWARENESS OF NEED FOR COMPARABLE CONTRIBUTION, MEASURED AS A PERCENTAGE OF GNP. BUT TO BE IN LINE WITH THE UK, THIS WOULD NEED TO BE IN THE ORDER OF US DOLLARS 150 MILLION.

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