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WATTS, LEGAL ADVISER SS S SMITH, DOI
[TEXT]
—
YOUR TELNO 134 (NOT TO ALL) APPU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING, OCTOBER 1982
1. DOI have now received
letter from the APPU Secretariat
(copied to Post Master General, Brunei) which says that the
forthcoming EC Council in Seoul will discuss the question of
observor status for the overseas territories for whose international
affairs the UK is responsible. Although the Secretariat also say
they had insufficient time to consult Council members, it is clear
that they have linked our request on observor of Brunei with the
earlier question of Hong Kong's attendace which the PRC say they
would refuse.
2. In their request to the Secretariat, DOI 'were careful to
distinguish the BOTAS (which term was not used) and the overseas
territories on whose behalf we are responsible for their
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