ABSTRACT
1. In my minute to you of 24 November 1 about help for Poland, I promised to send you views on the wider subject of economic support for Eastern Europe generally, in the context of the forthcoming discussion at the European Council on 8–9 December. You have also asked to be armed for Strasbourg with inter-departmentally agreed options which would enable the UK to make commitments on further aid, either bilaterally or multilaterally, should the need arise in discussion there.
