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40A -\ f PHER/CAT A FM UKMJS NEW YORK 131700Z CONFIDENTIAL, TO FLASH FCO TELNO 1098 OF 13 "JULY INFO FLASH WASHINGTON, SECURITY COUMCILi HIJACKING, 1, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WOULD FIND IT HELPFUL TO HAVE A SUMMARY Of MY RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE VARIOUS VOTING SITUATIONS WE MAY REACH IN THE COUNCIL, AND THE ARGUMENTS, AS SEEN FROM HERE, FOR THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. 2. WE HAY GET INTO VOTING AS EARLY AS AROUND 5 O'CLOCK OUR TIME THIS EVENING, BUT THIS IS STILL NOT CERTAIN AMD VOTING COULD BE DELAYED UNTIL TOMORROW OR EVEN LATER* 3, THE AMERICANS AND OURSELVES AGREE THAT THE PRESENT LIKELY VOTING LINE UP, ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT NEITHER OUR OWN NOR THE AFRICAN DRAFTS ARE AMENDED, IS AS FOLLOWSl . ANGLO/US DRAFT. IN FAVOURi FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, SWEDEN, UK, US ABSTAIN* PANAMA OPPOSEDs OTHERS AFRICAN DRAFT. IM FAVOURi BEMIM, CHINA, GUYANA, LIBYA, PAKISTAN, ROUMAMIA, USSR, TANZANIA ABSTAIN i JAPAN, PANAMA, SWEDEN OPPOSED* UK, US AND, LESS CERTAINLY, FRANCE AND ITALY, 4. THE TANZANIAMS SPENT MUCH OF YESTERDAY TRYING TO ACHIEVE A FURTHER SOFTENING OF THE AFRICAN DRAFT, NOTABLY EY ADD IMG TO IT A CONDEMNATION OF HIJACKING If) GENERAL, BUT THE LIBYANS REFUSED TO ACCEPT THIS, SO THE AFRICANS BO NOT LOOK AS THOUGH THEY WILL GET THE!!? HIMTH VOTE, OUR OWN DRAFT SHOULD GET 6, . ' .