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were destabilising factors and currencies in the ERM were getting picked off one by one. The President said he wanted to discuss with the Prime Minister and see if there were things that could be done.

Yugoslavia

The President said he had sent a message to the Prime Minister on Yugoslavia. He wanted to conduct a more active policy, but consistent with what we were already doing. Ambassador Bartholomew would be his Personal Representative, and would go to Moscow to talk to President Yeltsin immediately. The UN and the EC should keep the lead, but he wanted to explore how to bridge the gap between the Owen/Vance proposals and the Parties. He was reluctant to see Vance/Owen imposed, but he wanted to tell the Parties, including the Bosnian Moslems, that they must negotiate in good faith. If a favourable and viable agreement was reached, then the United States would participate in doing whatever it took to provide implementation. That alone should ease Bosnian minds.

The President said he still believed that we should accelerate enforcement of the No-Fly Zone. We should also tighten sanctions and set up a war crimes. tribunal. He was also repeating the warning which President Bush had given over Kosovo. That was an issue which caused a great deal of nervousness in the region. He had talked to the Turks who were very panicked over Macedonia. In general, the United States needed to be more aggressively involved. If an agreement could be reached, they would help enforce it. Britain's role would be critical in this.

The Prime Minister said he was delighted by what the President had said. It was very good news. He had had some dealings with Bartholomew, and thought him a very good choice. He also agreed about the approach to Yeltsin. He and Kozyrev had been under pressure, but we needed them on side, particularly in respect of the Serbs. He agreed a hundred per cent about Kosovo, and was delighted about the more positive role the US would now be taking. We agreed on the war crimes tribunal and on the enforcement of sanctions, particularly across the Danube where enforcement had been very slack, including by the Ukraine. Kravchuk had been in London today.

President Clinton asked what Mr. Kravchuk's attitude had been on nuclear matters. The Prime Minister said he had been slippery. They had spent 40 minutes on the nuclear issues. The Prime Minister had spoken firmly about adherence to the NPT and ratification of START. Mr. Kravchuk had weaved off onto the practical difficulties over dismantling, nuclear fuel etc.

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