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OCR Page 1 of 2NLT (Naval Aide )167
OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
DECLASSIFIED
WASHINGTON
E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982
By DEB
NLT, Date 9-4-85
January 29, 1951
TOP SECRE
SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS
COUNCIL OF
The British Foreign Office has informed
FOREIGN MINISTERS
Embassy London that it has finished two
position papers on the proposed meeting
of the four Foreign Ministers which, if approved by the Cabinet on
January 29, will form the basis of Ambassador Frank's instructions in
the Washington tripartite exploratory talks.
The first paper recommends that the
Western Powers refuse to call off the rearmament of Germany 'in a
purely German context". The second paper sets forth the UK's wishes
for agenda items as follows:
1) disarmament agreement and demilitarization of Germany,
2) creation of a free and unified Germany,
3) conclusion of the Austrian peace treaty,
4) elimination of hostile propaganda,
5) conclusion of a non-aggression pact.
The Foreign Office believes that little
tangible will result from the lour-power meeting, but it is anxious not
to give the public the impression that the Western Powers are "asking
for the moon", lest this should cause an unfavorable repercussion in
public opinion. It feels that it is most important that in case of the
anticipated failure of the talks the onus should rest clearly on the Soviets.
INDIA
In a recent conversation between Secre-
tary General of the Ministry of External
Affairs Bajpai and Ambassador Henderson, Bajpai mentioned the recent
PTI-Reuters story, which received headline publicity in India, to the
effect that India's foreign policies were having an adverse effect in the
US Congress on India's request for grain. Ambassador Henderson ad-
mitted that Nehru's recent statements were adding to the difficulties of
obtaining quick legislation on grain grants and the impression in the US
that India was defending Peiping's attack on the UN forces, resulting in
death and injury to thousands of US and UN nationals, caused the
American public to question the proposed aid to India. Bajpai said
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