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FM FCO 091515Z FEB 84
TO PRIORITY BRUNEI
TELEGRAM NUMBER 51 OF 9 FEBRUARY
AND TO PRIORITY SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, MOD (PS/LORD TREFGARNE,
MR WITNEY DS11)
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
FCO TELNO 32 : MR LUCE'S VISIT TO BRUNEI AND THE FAR EAST
1.
MR LUCE HAS DECIDED TO REMAIN IN BRUNEI OVERNIGHT ON
24 FEBRUARY, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE STATE BANQUET.
HE WILL NOW LEAVE FOR SINGAPORE ON BI 421 THE FOLLOWING
MORNING (ETD BRUNEI 0800: ETA SINGAPORE 1000).
2. (FOR BRUNEI): MR LUCE ACCEPTS THAT BILATERALS MUST
TAKE SECOND PLACE TO BEING SEEN TO PLAY A FULL PART IN THE
FORMAL PROGRAMME. HE WILL BE GUIDED BY YOU ON THIS, BUT
WILL HOPE TO USE ANY TIME LEFT OVER AS PRODUCTIVELY AS POSSIBLE.
WE WILL SEND YOU HIS SUGGESTED ORDER OF PRIORITY FOR BILATERALS
SHORTLY.
3. (FOR SINGAPORE: YOUR TELNO 19): MR LUCE WILL PROBABLY
BE ABLE TO TALK TO THE SINGAPOREAN DELEGATION IN BRUNEI. HE
WOULD PREFER TO AVOID ANY OFFICIAL CALLS OR ENGAGEMENTS DURING
HIS BRIEF STOP-OVER (HE IS BOOKED TO FLY ON TO HONG KONG ON
SQ 2 ETD SINGAPORE 1530 : ETA HONG KONG 1855), BUT GRATEFULLY
ACCEPTS YOUR OFFER TO ORGANISE A SMALL, PRESUMABLY IN-HOUSE,
LUNCH PARTY.
4. (FOR KUALA LUMPUR: YOUR TELNOS 27, 35 AND 40): MR LUCE
GRATEFULLY ACCEPTS YOUR INVITATION TO STAY AT CARCOSA. HE
WOULD WELCOME A DINNER THERE WITH GHAZALI ON THE EVENING OF
HIS ARRIVAL (28 FEBRUARY). HE WILL BE GUIDED BY YOU AS REGARDS
THE PROGRAMME ON 29 FEBRUARY (YOUR TELNO 40) BUT WOULD PREFER
TO AVOID TOO STRENUOUS A PROGRAMME OR TOO EARLY A START AT THE
END OF A LONG AND TIRING TRIP. THE TOPICS SUGGESTED FOR TALKS IN
TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE SEEM RIGHT. FOR THAT EVENING, HE IS
HAPPY TO GO ALONG WITH YOUR SUGGESTION OF A DRINK WITH THE HIGH
COMMISSION STAFF FOLLOWED BY LIGHT SUPPER PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
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