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FM FCO 251245Z AUG 83
TO PRIORITY BRUNEI
TELEGRAM NUMBER 164 OF 25 AUGUST
INFO PRIORITY SINGAPORE, HONG KONG
TELECON MALCOMSON/PHILIPOS OF 19 AUGUST AND FCO TELNO 141
TO SINGAPORE: VISIT BY MR LUCE
1.
WE HOPE TO MAKE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT SHORTLY OF MR LUCE'S
FORTHCOMING VISITS TO SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG (DETAILS IN TUR).
FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, WE SHOULD PREFER, HOWEVER, WHILE WE
ARE STILL INVOLVED IN AGREEING TEXTS, NOT TO MENTION FOR THE
MOMENT THE POSSIBILITY OF MR'LUCE ALSO VISIT BRUNEI. IF QUES-
TIONED, WE PROPOSE TO SAY SIMPLY THAT A VISIT TO BRUNEI IS NOT RULED OUT IF OUR DEFENCE NEGOTIATIONS, WHICH ARE GOING WELL,
REQUIRE THIS.
2.
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PLEASE NOW APPROACH THE SULTAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, UNLESS
YOU SEE OBJECTION, AND REMIND HIM OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
OFFER THAT MR LUCE MIGHT VISIT BRUNEI IN THE WEEK BEGINNING
19 SEPTEMBER FOR THE SIGNATURE OF THE FINAL TEXTS. YOU SHOULD
GO ON TO SAY THAT MR LUCE IS NOW COMMITTED TO VISIT HONG KONG
FROM 25-29 SEPTEMBER, WHICH ENTAILS TRANSITING SINGAPORE ON 23/24 SEPTEMBER. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT 19 SEPTEMBER IS A
PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN BRUNEI. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS AND TO FIT IN
WITH FLIGHT SCHEDULES MR LUCE PROPOSES THAT HE SHOULD ARRIVE IN
BRUNEI AT 11.10 HRS ON 21 SEPTEMBER AND REMAIN UNTIL 1900 HRS
ON 23 SEPTEMBER.
3. ASSUMING THAT THE ABOVE TIMINGS ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO
COMPLETE ALL THE NECESSARY OFFICIAL BUSINESS, MR LUCE HAS
ASKED FOR A WELL-FILLED PROGRAMME. SINCE BUSINESS IS PRESUMABLY
PRECLUDED ON THE FRIDAY, THIS SHOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH GENERAL FRIEDBERGER, WHO IS A PERSONAL
FRIEND. MR LUCE WOULD BE HAPPY TO FALL IN WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM
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