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CON MI DENTAL

DSR 11C

Libya

Low absorber, big spender, most

capricious of the oil producers.

May have considered ?incriminatory

action against the Four over

participation in the Aimi

Sensitive about activities of Libyan

dissidents in UK.

Algeria

Recent increases in contracts, big

spender, has often put Third World

principle before economic interest.

Mexico

Highly political approach to public

sector contracts, has already threatened

both UK and France (see Appendixes

A and B). Textiles.

Brazil

China

Considerable British investments,

sensitivity on trade issues.

Big trade potential in the long run.

Very sensitive politically, scope for

trouble over Hong Kong. As a state-

trading country likes pattern of

bilateral trade to reflect quality of

political relations.

(See Appendix B.). Textiler.

dia

Recent surge in UK exporte, Lange PRI

sector contracts,

Mes Candni, comm

·isivity of

lations in

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