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INGO NI MARA NO. 51
NO.5 2 9 NOV 1979
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RA Vietnames
refugees.
GRS 670
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FM CANBERRA 230535Z NOV 79
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 652 OF 28 NOVEMBER
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nion Takyn
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INFO SAVING KUALA LUMPUR, BRUNEI, HANOI, VIENTIANE, RANGOON, TOKYO, PEKING, JAKARTA MANILA AND SINGAPORE.
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YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 276 TO BANGKOK: HEADS OF MISSION MEETING
1. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED AGENDA IN YOUR TUR.
ITEM A : FURTHERING BRITISH INTERESTS IN REGION
VESTILOU ARE FANS GOTT to Mug TARN TATT Van win Non v
2. AS SEEN FROM CANBERRA, CUR MAIN OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE TO PROMOTE AND STRENGTHEN THE STABILITY OF THE AREA WHICH PROVIDES A BUFFER
ZONE BETWEEN MAINLAND ASIA AND OUR VERY SUBSTANTIAL INTERESTS IN
AUSTRALASIA. THIS CAN PRESUMABLY BEST BE ACHIEVED BY HELPING THE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OF THE REGION TOWARDS ECONOMIC VIABILITY WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING THEIR STABILITY, PROSPERITY AND RESISTANCE TO UNFRIENDLY INTERFERENCE. THIS PROCESS SHOULD ALSO HAVE THE IMPORTANT BY-PRODUCT OF EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRITISH EXPORTS AND FOR JOINT OR COOPERATIVE INVESTMENT.
3. IT IS NOT FOR ME TO PRESCRIBE DETAILED MEASURES IN PURSUANCE OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTIVES. THE ROLE OF THIS POST WILL DE TO ENLİST THE MAXIMUM SUPPORT FROM THE AUSTRALIANS IN THEIR ATTAINMENT. FORTUNATELY, THERE ARE SOME ENCOURAGING SIGNS (SEE PARAGRAPHS 7 AND 8 BELOW).
ITEM B: INDO-CHINA
4. THE AUSTRALIAN COVERNMENT HAS TAKEN A CLOSE INTEREST IN OUR POLICY OVER THE PROBABLE DERECOGNITION OF THE POL POT REGIME IN KAMPUCHEA, REACTIONS TO ANY DECISION ON THIS MIGHT USEFULLY BE
DISCUSSED.
5. THE EFFECTS, IF ANY, OF THE ASCAN RESOLUTION AT THE UN MIGHT ALSO BE EXAMINED IF STILL RELEVANT BY JANUARY
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