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    "ocrText": "SECURITY INFORMATION\n-3 - -\nimplement effectively the treaty. I said this was a matter we were\nnow studying and discussing with the Defense Department and we hoped to\nhave our views developed shortly. Messrs. Pericins and Raynor explained\nthat we hoped to establish in the next week or so a working group on the\nagenda consisting of representatives of the two Embassies and of the De-\npartment and that this group could develop proposals on the question of\nmachinery. The Prime Minister concurred and agreed that this subject\nshould be on the agenda of the first meeting and that proposals should be\ndeveloped which could be put to the Ministers at the first meeting for\ntheir consideration.\nRelationship with NATO\nThe Prime Minister assisted by Ambassador Spender developed again\nthe Australian concept that they should have a right to be heard in\nNATO when matters directly affecting their interests were under considera-\ntion. I again questioned, as I had at our previous meeting, the fundamental\nconcept on which this thinking was based, i.e., that NATO did not get\nisto global questions and etc. Although the Australians in no sense\nwl. thdrew their request, there was some indication in the conversation\nthat if the new treaty arrangement is developed so that it can discuss\nwrld-wide questions in addition to questions involving only the Pacific\nthat this might satisfy the Australian position. The matter was left\nthat this question would also be included on the agenda of the first\nmeeting of the Council.\nDECLASSIFIED\nB. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 16.22.75 S(D)\nO. of State letter, Aug\nDept. NLT- HC. NARS Datel 1.24.76\nBy\nSECURITI INFORMATION\nHRavnor : smw"
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