SINGHVI REFERRED TO NEGOTIATIONS THAT WERE GOING ON WITH AMNESTY AND ADDED THAT A DELEGATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JUSTS (ICJ) WAS CURRENTLY IN KASHMIR. THIS SHOULD MAKE SUBSEQUENT VISITS EASIER.
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BOSNIA. RESPONDING TO MR GOODLAD'S QUESTION DINESH SINGH DESCRIBED BOSNIA AS A MATTER OF QUOTE BELIEFS NOT REASON UNQUOTE DRAWING A PARALLEL WITH KASHMIR'. HE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS ESSENTIAL FOR ANY SOLUTION TO BE NON COMMUNAL. HE TALKED AT SOME LENGTH ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE TO INDIA OF ITS NON COMMUNAL SECULAR TRADITION.
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CHINA. REFERRING TO NARASIMHA RAO'S FORTHCOMING VISIT MR GOODLAD ASKED ABOUT CHINESE-INDIAN RELATIONS. DINESH SINGH SAID THAT ECONOMIC RELATIONS HAD GROWN CONSIDERABLY AND THERE WAS A MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE OVER THE DISPUTED BORDER. THE TWO SIDES WERE IN A PROCESS OF CONFIDENCE BUILDING. ASKED WHETHER NON PROLIFERATION AND MISSILE SALES TO PAKISTAN WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA DINESH SINGH THOUGHT THE TWO SUBJECTS WOULD ONLY ARISE IN QUOTE A GENERAL WAY-UNQUOTE-- ̈AT DINESH-SINGH'S-REQUEST MR GOODLAD GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE STATE OF UK CHINA RELATIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS OVER HONG KONG.
COMMENT
DINESH SINGH WAS FRAIL BUT ABLE TO SPEAK CLEARLY AND WITHOUT TOO MUCH DIFFICULTY. IT WAS USEFUL TO TOUCH BASE
4.
WITH HIM AND THE INDIAN SIDE WERE CLEARLY GRATEFUL THAT MR GOODLAD WAS ABLE TO CALL ON HIM. IT WOULD SEEM HOWEVER THAT IF, AS HE SAID, HE IS TO TRAVEL WITH NARASIMHA RAO TO PEKING THIS WILL PUT A CONSIDERABLE PHYSICAL STRAIN ON HIM AS WILL ANY LIKELY TRIP TO NEW YORK FOR UNGA.
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NEWS DEPARTMENT HAVE TOLD INDIAN JOURNALISTS WHO ASKED THAT TALKS WERE HELD IN THE FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE THAT BEFITS THE EXCELLENT STATE OF RELATIONS AND COVERED BILATERAL TOPICS AND ISSUES OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE. THEY CONFIRMED THAT HUMAN RIGHTS AND KASHMIR WERE DISCUSSED WITHOUT GIVING ANY DETAILS.
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MR MASEFIELD
MR GREENSTOCK
MR MANNING
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