TNAG-2917-FCO40-4192-International-support-from-Australasia-regarding-the-future--1993 — Page 78

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to provide Venting with a limit

to use with the Chinese? prepare for a call

YOUR TELNO 179: SENATOR EVANS'S VISIT: 17 JUNE: AGENDA

SUMMARY

1.

If not from SPD.

DFAT'S MENU OF SUGGESTED AGENDA ITEMS. SENATOR EVANS WILL

OFFER GUEST OF GOVERNMENT STATUS FOR YOUR VISIT.

DETAIL

2.

DFAT WERE A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT SPD HAD NOT HEARD FROM WILCOCK AS AUSTRALIA HOUSE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A CABLE OF INSTRUCTIONS YESTERDAY (3 JUNE).

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3. DFAT AGREED THAT IN GENERAL IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE TO DIVIDE AGENDA ITEMS AS PROPOSED IN YOUR PARA 3. HOWEVER, THEY THOUGHT IT APPROPRIATE TO INCLUDE DISCUSSION OF CAMBODIA AND VIETNAM IN SENATOR EVANS'S MEETING WITH YOU. WE SUGGESTED (MAKING CLEAR THAT WE WERE WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS POINT) THAT GIVEN MR KEATING'S FORTHCOMING VISIT TO CHINA (BLUNT'S TELELETTER OF 3 JUNE TO GUEST, SPD, REFERS) THERE MIGHT ALSO BE VALUE IN COVERING HONG KONG ISSUES DURING THAT MEETING.

4.

SUBJECT TO THE ABOVE, DFAT HAVE THE FOLLOWING MENU OF SUBJECTS ON WHICH THEY WILL BRIEF SENATOR EVANS: DFAT OFFICIALS EXPECT THE MINISTERS TO DECIDE BETWEEN THEMSELVES AT THE OUTSET OF THE MEETINGS EXACTLY WHICH SUBJECTS TO COVER AND IN WHAT DEPTH.

(A) WITH YOU:

BILATERAL RELATIONS (GENERAL OVERVIEW: NOTHING SPECIFIC, THOUGH REFERENCE TO THE FORTHCOMING MINISTERIAL VISITS AND TIC)

URUGUAY ROUND

CAMBODIA

VIETNAM

HONG KONG (PERHAPS THE 3 CHINAS)

HKD 01/5 02.115

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