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(including the FRG Presidency and the United States) are making an
effort to help Grenada off the hook if this can be done without cost
to the UN. It must also be said, in fairness, that the Grenadan
propos~l is no,more ridiculous than many other proposals before the
UN. Indeed President Carter has in the past reportedly taken a
personal interest in the subject of UFOs. The proposal· is at least
not positively harmful to UK interests, whereas taking too strong and
open a stand against Mr Gairy could be. Moreover, if we can help the
Grenadans to reach a compromise, it could conceivably help us to
persuade them to abstain on the vote on foreign economic and other
interests in plenary (the Fourth Committee Resolution which inter alia
strongly condems the UK and others for dealings with South Africa).
7. I !~£2mm~og that we instruct the Mission to continue to resist the
original Grenadan proposal but to give discreet support to efforts by
Western or other countries to postpone or reduce the scope and cost·
of the Grenadan proposal as much as possible. I accordingly ~~2mi1 a
draft telegram to UKMIS New York.
8. UND were consulted on UN aspects, and concur.
4 December 1978
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Mr Weir
UND
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News Department
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Energy Science and
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