How to arange the space of a "list" inside "para"

Hi,

This following,
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<para>
Para blah-blah:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic" spacing="compact">
<listitem><para>list 1</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>list 2</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>list 3</para></listitem>
 </orderedlist>
</para>
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

wil compact lines between "list 1", "list 2", etc; but
not between "Para blah-blah" and "list 1".

Any clue how to compact that space?

regards,

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