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TELEGRAM NUMBER 335 OF 16 DECEMBER
INFO HONG KONG PEKING BANGKOK KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE MANILA
HO CHI MINH FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION
USHOUR TELNO 274
1.
A SECOND NOTE HAS BEEN SENT TO MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS EXPRESSING WILLINGNESS TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER AT THE RAW CONFERENCE
IN SINGAPORE IN JANUARY
2. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE UK DELEGATION SHOULD BE FULLY BRIEFED
ON THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF SINO-VEITNAMESE RIVALRY FOR
CONTROL: THERE IS ALSO THE THORNY QUESTION OF COMPETING CLAIMS OVER
THE SPRATLEY AND PADACEL ISLAND.
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