HKK 184/3
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CONFIDENTIAL
IMMEDIATE
PS 425
CYPHER CAT/A
FM JAKARTA 249305Z
CONFIDENTIAL
No
22AF
TO IMMEDIATE DOT TELNO ALLOT 8 OF 20 DECEMBER RFI TO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE AND KHONG KONG (FOR BCARFE ONLY), CONCORDES IN MALAYSIA.
STABLES FROM WILSON.
BEFORE LEAVING HONG KONG ON 10 DECEMBER ON MY CURRENT TOUR I RANG KUALA LUMPUR TO ASK IF THEY WISHED ME TO MAKE PRIOR VISIT. SINCE CONCORDE PROBLEM WAS BEING CONSIDERED AT VERY HIGH
LEVEL, HIGH COMMISSIONER SAW NO NEED FOR SUCH VISIT,
2. 1 SAW NO FURTHER RELEVANT TELEGRAMS UNTIL REACHING JAKARTA ON 18 DECEMBER WHEN I SPOKE DIRECT TO KEMMIS, HE EXPLAINED CURRENT POSITION AND SAW NO NEED FOR ME TO BREAK OFF INDONESIAN TALKS,, BUT IN LIGHT OF WIWEKO' APPARENT ABROGATION OF CPA/GARUDA DEAL (SEPARATELY REPORTED), I HAVE TELEPHONED HIGH COMMISSION IN KULALA LUMPUR AND WILL PROCEED THERE ON 21 DECEMBER,
3. DURING DISCUSSIONS HERE RISAKOTTA CONFIRMED THAT (CONTRARY TO HIS EARLIER ADVICE TO EMBASSY JAKARTA) HE HAD ADVISED BA (LOWE) TO INVOLVE SINGAPORE ON ARGUMENT THAT SINGAPORE INFLUENCE WOULD TEND TO NEUTRALISE MALAYSIAN/INDONESIAN COALITION ON ASEAN GROUNDS, RISAKOTTA THRICE REPEATED SAME ADVICE TO ME. ! HAVE SEEN AND CONCUR IN CONTRARY ADVICE FROM SEVERAL SOURCES BUT BELIEVE YOU SHOULD BE AWARE RISAKOTTA EVIDNETLY FEELS HE NEEDS FURTHER SUPPORT IN RESTRAINING HIS MINISTER FROM MOVING INTO ACTIVE ALLIANCE WITH MALAYSIA,
4. RISAKOTTA SAID MALYSIAN OFFICIAL (PROBABLY NOOR) WILL BE SEEING KARDONO AND HIMSELF AT LUNCH TODAY AS RESULT OF MALAYSIAN MINISTRY OF COMMMUNICATIONS REQUEST FOR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN MALAYSIAN POSITION AND SEEK INDONESIAN COOPERATION, RISAKOTTA INVITED MY ANALYSIS OF BACKGROUND TO DISPUTE AS
CONFIDENTIAL
/BKILT ING