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The ensuing discussion showed general support for the SG's ideas, though
though no-one appeared to have formal instructions. A number took up the Indonesian point but the Portuguese said nothing. The Italian wanted the dialogue extended to other regions than Asia - he got little support. The German thought that the tripartite formula (officials, businessmen, academics) outliving its usefulness: we should be trying to get at the decision-makers. There was a general feeling that back-to-back meetings with relevant OECD Committees should be encouraged, but that more formal liaison arrangements should be avoided, at least for the present.
6. I drew largely on the attached speaking notes. I added that in my view it was also necessary to continue the education process in our own capitals - certainly not all the UK participants seemed to have appreciated the broader context in which the individual workshops were being held. (I shall be following this up separately.)
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the Secretary-General said that, as requested by the UK, he would prepare a paper for discussion in the Group but possibly not until early June: this would allow him to feed in reactions from the ECSS, the Ministerial and DAES. We should maintain the initiative, but with an eye to DAE wishes. institutional arrangements, there seemed to be general agreement that back-to-back meetings might be useful and presented no problems: but that liaison committees (ie OECD Committees meeting formally with DAEs) had a less happy history and should, for the moment, be avoided.
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The SG is being as cautious as ever. We shall obviously have to ensure that Nicholas Bayne is briefed in this area for the ECSS and that one of our Ministers puts our views on the record at the Ministerial.
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May I leave it to you Whitehall?
to copy as necessary in FCO and
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