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THE SOVIET UNION
7. Mr Rowley drew attention to the very large number of Soviet
This diplomats including over 1,000 KGB officials in Indonesia. was matched by a large number of Soviet officials in other South East Asian countries.
ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM
8. Ghazali expressed concern about the growth of Islamic
Soviet Fundamentalism in South-East Aisa, especially in Malaysia. support for Islamic fundamentalism was noted. This seemed designed to destabilise the situation in South East Asia. Mr Rowley pointed out that a number of Soviet diplomats in this area were Moslems. Islamic fundamentalism was attractive to drop-outs from society.
ASEAN
9.
When I noted the increasing co-operation among the ASEAN countries in face of the threats from Vietnam, Ghazali commented that such co-operation had now existed for a number of years. We in the West had only recently begun to realise its existence.
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