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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 241 OF 17 NOVEMBER 1977
RFI ROUTINE KUALA LUMPUR AND SINGAPORE.
NIR.
MY TELNOS 235 AND 238: BRUNEI TALKS.
AM CONTINUING TO DO ALL I CAN TO MAITAIN PRESSURE ON THE
SULTAN. I HAVE COUNSELLED BRIGADIER SIMPSON, HONORARY COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT, NOW VISITING, TO LAY IT ON THICK FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY, UNFORTUNATELY, ISA IS NOW SICK, BUT I HAVE ASSUMED YOU
WOULD WISH ME TO PUT IT ON THE LINE THAT, EVEN IF MR FLETCHER-
COOKE'S CONTACT HERE WERE AGREED, THERE WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY
STILL DE NEED FOR SOME SIGNIFICANT TALKS TO COMMENCE
VIRTUALLY ON HIS RETURN. BUT I DID NOT THINK THAT AT THIS STAGE
THE SULTAN'S OWN PRESENCE WOULD BE REQUIRED UNLESS HE HIMSELF
FELT HE HAD TO BE THERE, IN 104'S ABSENCE I HAVE USED DATIN
LLOYD-DOLBEY AS A CHANNEL FOR THIS, STRESSING HOWEVER, THAT I WAS
SPEAKING ON MY OWN INITIATIVE - BUT NEVERTHELESS THOUGHT I KNEW
THE LIKELY REACTION OF MY SUPERIORS IN LONDON.
DAVIDSON
PILES
GEAD
HE & GD
TS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
MN.CORLAZZI
MR. STRATTON
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