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TO IMMEDIATE BRUNEI TEL NO 29 OF 7 FEBRUARY
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INFO TO ROUTINE SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA, HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR) MISS BENNETT DS11 MOD, MR AVES DS6 MOD.
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 32: BRUNEI TALKS
1. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE POINT IN YOUR SUB-PARAGRAPH 1(B) WITH MOD.
THE ROTATION OF THE GURKHA BATTALION IS A ROUTINE MEASURE TO
BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT REFERENCE TO WIDER ISSUES. YOU COULD SAY
SO TO THE SULTAN, ADDING THAT 7 GURKHA RIFLES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS PLANS, WILL BE RELIEVED IN BRUNEI IN EARLY APRIL BY 10 GURKHA RIFLES CURRENTLY SERVING IN HONG KONG. ON RELIEF,
7 GURKHA RIFLES WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG.
2. STRICTLY FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION MINISTERS ARE NOW CONSIDERING
ADVICE TO THE QUEEN ON THE SULTAN'S MESSAGE. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT
YOU SHOULD AVOID SPECULATION WITH THE BRUNEIS ON THE LIKELY RESPONSE
OR ON SUBSEQUENT ACTION. IF NECESSARY TO ANSWER ANY ENQUIRIES
FROM THE ISTANA YOU SHOULD SAY NO MORE THAN THAT YOU KNOW THE
MESSAGE IS BEING CONSIDERED IN LONDON. WE NOTE THE POINTS IN YOUR
PARAGRAPH 2 WHICH WE SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AT THE RIGHT STAGE.
OWEN
FILES.
SEAD.
HKFGD
PS| LORD, GORONWY
M.R. CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
ROBERTS.
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