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TO I~MEDIATE UKMIS NEW YORK
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1539 OF 5 DECEMBER
YOUR TELNOS 2539, 2566, 2567 AND MISS HARDEN'S LETTE~ OF·
21 NOVEMBER1 UFOS
1. WE REMAIN OPPOSED IN PRINCIPLE TO THE GRENADAN INITIATIVE FOR THE
REASONS STATED IN THE BRIEF. IF THE RESOLUTION IN YOUR TELNO 2567
IS PUT FORWARD YOU SHOULD OPPOSE IT.
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2. WE SHOULD, HOWEVER, BE WILLING TO HELP THE GRENADANS OFF THE
1-DOK IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT ANY FINANCIAL AND MANPO\o/ER -·
IMPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENTS (OTHER THAN GRENADA) OR THE UN. WE
COULD THEREFORE ABSTAIN ON A PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH .A GROUP OF
EXPERTS OR A SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR, PROVIDED THAT AS \·IE ASSUr~E FROM YOUR
TELEGRAM 2566 THE GROUP'S ACTIVITI~S \'/OULD BE FINANCED BY THE
OOVERNr1ENT OF GRENADA. IT \~OULD ALSO HELP IF THE SUBJECT COULD BE . ·..
PUT ON THE AGENDA OF THE 35TH SESSION: IN LINE WITH THE RECOMMEND-
ATION IN THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ANNUAL REPORT THAT ITEMS SHOULD
t-DT AUTOMATICALLY GO ON THE AGENDA FROM SESSION TO SESSION.
3. YOU SHOULD ALSO KEEP IN MIND GRENADA'S ABSENCE (WHETHER PLANNED
OR FORTUITOUS, WE DO NOT KNOW) FROM THE FOURTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON
FOREIGN ECONDr~IC INTERESTS. THE FRG MAY BE WELL PLACED TO SUGGEST
TO THE DELEGATION OF G-RENADA THAT S0t1E DELEGATIONS v/OULD. BE BETIER
DISPOSED TO ACCEPT A PROPOSAL ON THE LINES OF PARA 2 ABOVE IF
GRENADA WERE TO ABSTAIN IN THE- PLENARY VOTE ON FOREIGN ECON0~11 C
INTERESTS.
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