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and so did various British actions which were ill- received. (Paragraphs 8-11)
6. Britain decided to play it long, though holding powerful legal and economic cards. Malaysian complaints of neglect were remedied by the visits of HRH The Duke of Kent and Lord Goronwy-Roberts, and later the
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Secretary of State for Trade, and the decision not to run down our Technical Assistance programme.
(Paragraphs 12 and 13)
7. Concorde and air services were, by common consent, kept apart, but concurrent talks on each took place during 1978. These made little progress, first because neither side would be the first to make a firm concession, and then because of the Malaysian general election. (Paragraphs 14 and 15)
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The Malaysians finally changed their mind largely due to the Prime Minister's sense of fairness and his wish to mend fences. Their recent decision provides a trial period, not only for Concorde, but also for our response to their aspirations for increased traffic rights into London and Hong Kong. (Paragraphs 16-18)
9. Sir Frank Swettenham in 1909 gave sound advice on how to handle the Malay. (Paragraph 19)
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