INCOMING TELEGRAM UNCLASS IFIED Department of State PAGE 81 ACTION CUR-12 BELCiRA 078117 82 or Ill 8923 6Z 8157 INFO OCT-SI IS0- 8 CJAE-08 DODE-88 PH-85 H-82 INR-B7 L-83 NSAE-Oll PA-82 PRS-81 SP-82 SS-15 ACDA-12 TRSE-08 CU-86 818-81 NSCE-011 sso-ee USJE-08 lllRE-89 V 0_-83 EB-08 OHB- 01 CA-01 10-14 IOI II ------------------029895 ll92332Z 72 0 0922002 NOV 77 - - -- -- - - _ _ BELGRA 87887 82 or 82 892316Z FURTHER IT JS INEVITABLE IN llGJIT or NE PROPOSALS BEARING ON THESE SUBJECTS THAT If PROGRESS IS TO BE MADE THE NEIi PROPOSALS Ill HA 'E TO BE DISCUSSED FACTUALLY AND NOT IN PLATITUDINOUS TER'IIS UNClAS SECTION 2 or 2 BELGRADE 7887 IT JS IN OUR INTEREST TO COIIDUCT OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH CIVILITY ANO TACT BUT IE MUST BE CAMDI D ENOUGH TO COVER All ASPECTS ANO SEEK TO ARR IVE AT A COllSENSUS ON TH£11 I REPEAT THAT I DO IIOT REGARD 11Y 0 11 COUNTRY TO BE JMHUIIE fR011 CRITICIS11 DURING THESE DISCUSSIOIIS SJIICE 11£ DO NOT CLAIII TO BE PERrECT CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 HICH IN All GOOD COJJSCIEIICE 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THE CR ITJCISH JS UNJUSTIFIED I SHALL REPLY AND IF JUSTIFIED PROltlSE REltEDIAL ACTION IT JS NOT A PLEASANT TASK TO CRITICIZE OTHER COUNTRIES AND I TAKE NO RELISH IN IT I HAVE BEEN CHARGED BY • IIY PRESIDENT TO REPRESENT l1Y COUIITRY HERE -- AND I Ill DO IT TO THE BEST OF IIY ABILITY IN THE SPIRIT OF DIALOGUE HOIIEVER I SIMPLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HY IT IS SAID THAT IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO RAISE SUCH HATTERS HERE A FULL SPEC IFIC AND CANDID REVIEW OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND OTHER PROVISJOllS OF THE FINAL ACT IS T • BUSIIIESS OF T HJS COJlfERENCE I CONTINUE IN THE HOPE THAT SUCH A DIA'lOGUE Ill TAKE PLACE 0 UNCLASSIFIED