:
GRS 485
CC IFIDENTIAL
FM GRUVEL 3882207 JAN 79
TO PREDIATE FCO
TEL: 25 OF 30 JANUARY
See 269
CONFIDENTIAL
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268
No Jor
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LEO TAXEDIATE KHIS GENEVA PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR HONG KONG (FOR SOVERNOR) AND ROUTINE SINGAPORE
TIFO SAVING HAVOT AND MANILA
MIFT
267
1. COMMENT. I WROTE DIRECTLY TO SULTAN AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN-
EFFECTIVE TO SPEAK TO ANY OFFICIAL. I BELIEVE ONLY WAY TO OVERCOMS
DETERMINATION TO CAUSE THEIR REMOVAL WOULD SE IMMEDIATE OFFER TO AIRLIFT THEN ELSEWHERE. BUT I DECIDED THAT IN
LIGHT OF PARA 1 OF YOUR TELNO 13 IT WAS OUTSIDE MY INSTRUCTIONS TO
ASK FOR TIME FOR FOO TO CONSIDER THIS POSSIBILITY WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO YOU. REPAIRS TO CUMLOVO AND ITS RE-PROVISIONING ARE
COMPLETE AND SULTAN'S ORDERS ARE LIKELY TO BE CARRIED OUT TOMORROW
WEDNESDAY.
2. IN MY REPRESENTATIONS I OMITTED GURKHA FOINT TO AVOID PUTTING
IT INTO HIS MIND AND ALSO REFERENCE TO ASEAN NEIGHBOURS SINCE
SATAY IS NOT YET CONVINCED OF VEED TO SEEK THEIR G300 OPINION
(AND 7:0 OF THEM ALLEGEDLY TURNED CUN LONG FROM THEIR COASTS).
THIS IS A COPY THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN
CLOSED UNTIL
UNDER FOI
EXEMPTION NO .27.(4)(6):R.(?)..
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