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DEVELOPMENTS IN EASTERN EUROPE AND IN EAST/WEST RELATIONS
BILATERAL QUESTIONS
ARGENTINA, AND
V) HONG KONG,
STAEHELIN ADMITTED THE SWISS HAD LITTLE TO RAISE UNDER ITEM III. MR FELBER MIGHT WISH BRIEFLY TO URGE UK RATIFICATION OF THE GENEVA PROTOCOLS, AND TO MENTION SWITZERLAND'S INTEREST IN JOINING THE
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BRETTON WOODS INSTITUTIONS. ITEM IV MIGHT ALSO BE DEALT WITH
SUMMARILY: PRESIDENT MENEM'S VISIT TO BERNE IN LATE JANUARY HAD NOW
ON THE BEEN CANCELLED, AND THE SWISS HAD NO NEW INSIGHTS TO OFFER. OTHER HAND THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN OUR APPRECIATION OF CURRENT PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG. THEY DID NOT THEMSELVES WANT TO RAISE REFUGEE QUESTIONS. (COMMENT: BUT THEIR INTEREST IN HONG KONG PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ARGUE OUR CASE ON ASYLUM SEEKERS).
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WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, STAEHELIN SAID THAT MR FELBER WOULD WISH TO HAND OVER THE FEDERAL COUNCIL'S INVITATION TO VISIT SWITZERLAND SEMI COLON TO DISCUSS EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND EC/EFTA SEMI COLON AND TO HEAR THE PRIME MINISTER'S VIEWS ON EASTERN EUROPE AND THE SOVIET
UNION.
MR FELBER AND HIS TEAM WILL BE LUNCHING WITH ME ON 26 JANUARY. THIS WILL PROVIDE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OUT ANY FINAL DETAILS.
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PS/MR WESTON
MR RATFORD
MR KERR
ADDITIONAL
MR STOWE, DTI
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