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INFO IMMEDIATE (ALL DESKBYS 270900Z) SINGAPORE
BANGKOK JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR
MANILA
INFO ROUTINE WELLINGTON
HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)
UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES
1. MIFT CONTAINS TEXT OF PRESS STATEMENT AGREED AT CONCLUSION TODAY OF ROGERS TALKS. IT WILL BE RELEASED UNDER EMBARGO TONIGHT FOR USE AT 2300 HOURS LOCAL TIME (271209 GMT). .TEXT IS EXPECTED TO BE HANDED TO SINGAPOREAN GOVERNMENT ·
AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THIS EVENING BY MR PEACOCK'S PARTY. DFA ARE INSTRUCTING AUSTRALIAN MISSIONS IN OTHER ASEAN CAPITALS TO HAND A COPY TO GOVERNMENTS AT THE SAME TIME AS ACTION IS TAKEN IN SINGAPORE.
2. PLEASE PASS COPY TO DUTY PRESS OFFICER DOT FOR ACTION
ON RELEASE AT NOON GMT (NOT REPEAT NOT EARLIER UNDER EMBARGO).
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