SDP / Liberal merger: Policy document

SDP / Liberal merger: Policy document; CMS DAVID STEEL INTVW SOF(Views on modified document)"I think it's a -- approach"EXTENGLAND: London: National Liberal ClubMS National Liberal Club building ZOOM IN upper floor windowsBV Jim Wallace (Lib Chief Whip) away thru entrance to buildingCBV Man sitting at desk seen thru windowWestminster: House of CommonsMS HOC as traffic past L-=RCMS Wallace & Johnstone R-L along pavement & stops - WALLACE INTVW SOF(Approving new document)"Well we gave the -- enthusiastic" PULL OUT SIR RUSSELL JOHNSTON MP(Scottish Lib ldr) INTVW SOF(Views on document/defence policy)"Precisely the -- sensible"CMS STEEL INTVW SOF(On hopes for agreement on document/ chances of merger)"My Parliamentary -- agreement, OK"Cowley St: SDP HQMS SIDE Dr Dickson Mabon (SDP Negotiator) L-R across road to SDP entrance -MABON INTVW SOF(Views on document/not as bad as thought it would be)"Well I'll have -- read that"CMS LINDSAY CRANSHAW (SDP Negotiator) INTVW SOF(What document should contain)"I think the crucial -- look at it"MS Robert Maclennan (SDP ldr) & Simon Coates (SDP organiser) towards then L-R to BV into building - "No comment" to press SOFINTMS Negotiators seated around table - Anne Sofer, Lindsay Cranshaw, Alan Beith, Shirley Williams (SDP Pres) & Edmund Dell PAN L-RCMS Maclennan seated at table