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INFO PRIORITY SANTIAGO, MONTEVIDEO, HONG KONG, STANLEY, HQBFFI INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, UKREP BRUSSELS, PARIS, UKMIS NEW YORK INFO PRIORITY BRASILIA, UKDEL NATO BRUSSELS
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BFFI FOR S02 J2
ARGENTINA: MR GAREL-JONES' MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
SUMMARY
1. DI TELLA IN PART RESPONSIBLE FOR MENEM'S SELF-INVITATION TO BRITAIN. VALIDITY OF SOVEREIGNTY UMBRELLA UNAFFECTED BY KITE- FLYING ON ARBITRATION. ARGENTINA NOW RECOGNISES THE WISHES OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDERS AS A NECESSARY FACTOR IN ARGENTINE CONSIDERATIONS. DI TELLA COMTEMPLATES A SOUTH ATLANTIC TREATY ARRANGEMENT (?SATO) LINKING ARGENTINA WITH BRAZIL, URUGUAY, SOUTH AFRICA AND BRITAIN, COVERING DEFENCE, ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER ISSUES. MR GAREL-JONES ARGUES ARGENTINA'S INTEREST IN FACILITATING FALKLAND ISLANDS' LINKS WITH LATIN AMERICA, ESPECIALLY FLIGHTS TO URUGUAY AND CHILE.
DETAIL
2. DI TELLA ASKED MR GAREL-JONES TO A TETE-A-TETE WORKING BREAKFAST ON 24 JANUARY. THEY COVERED THE FOLLOWING POINTS.
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MENEM'S VISIT. THIS HAD NOT SIMPLY BEEN IMPROVISED BY MENEM. DI TELLA HAD DISCUSSED WITH HIM A PROGRAMME OF POSSIBLE FUTURE VISITS, MENTIONING THAT BRITAIN WAS A PRIORITY. HE WAS HOWEVER AT FAULT IN NOT HAVING MADE CLEAR TO MENEM THAT THIS WAS A PLAN, NOT A CONCRETE PROPOSAL. DI TELLA WELCOMED MR GAREL-JONES' ASSURANCE THAT SUCH A VISIT WOULD BE WELCOME AT THE RIGHT TIME. BUT THE DATE AND AGENDA WOULD NEED TO BE WORKED OUT CAREFULLY BY OFFICIALS
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