RIORITY
CYPHER CAT A
FM FCO 161740Z
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CONFIDENTIAL K
HKK obali
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"A"
1978
CFAR 020/3)
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Taken
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR TELEGRAM NO 69 OF 16 FEBRUARY
INFO BRUNEI, SINGAPORE, JAKARTA AND HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR).
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 75: BRUNEI DEFENCE COUNCIL.
WE FULLY AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENTS. WE WOULD CERTAINLY NOT WISH YOU TO APPROACH THE MALAYSIANS IN SIR OMAR'S MANNER REPORTED IN BRUNEI TEL NO 35, NOR TO SEEK FURTHER ASSURANCES OF QUOTE MALAYSIA'S INTENTIONS TOWARDS BRUNEI UNQUOTE. BUT, PROVIDED YOU ARE SATISFIED YOU COULD DO SO WITHOUT CAUSING ANNOYANCE, IT MIGHT BE USEFUL IF YOU COULD SOUND THEM ABOUT THE POINT RAISED IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 4 OF THE BRUNEI TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. WHEN WE HAD A MALAYSIAN RESPONSE WE COULD DECIDE WHETHER TO CONVEY IT TO SIR OMAR IN SOME FORM: WE ARE RECONCILED TO HIS CONTINUING SUSPICION OF MALAYSIAN INTENTIONS, WHICH WE HAVE LITTLE HOPE OF AFFECTING.
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FILES
SEAD
DEFENCE DEPT
HK & GD
PUSD
PS
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
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