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FM JAKARTA 04073OZ OCT 24
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 367 OF 4 OCT
HKK 040/57
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
RPTD FOR INFO TO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR BANGKOK AND SINGAPORE. O 5 NOV 1984
DESK OFFICER
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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR BOYD, AUSS.
YOUR TELELETTER OF 3 OCTOBER.
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1. I AGREE WITH YOU THAT CHRISTMAS 1984 IS NOW THE LEAST
SATISFACTORY OPTION FOR THE REASONS IN YOUR PARAGRAPHS 4(A)
AND (B). IN FACT I THINK IT IS A COMPLETE NON-STARTER HERE.
IT IS CLEAR FROM DJUMIRIL THAT THE INDONESIAN MINDS HAVE
JUMPED STRAIGHT TO EARLY 1985 FOR THE VISIT AND IN ANY CASE
THE PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRE-CHRISTMAS WILL BE FULLY TAKEN UP FOR ALL MINISTERS HERE WITH THE RUN UP TO THE BUDGET,
WHICH IS USUALLY TAKEN IN THE VERY FIRST PART OF JANUARY.
2.
SO LONG AS THE VISITS TO INDONESIA AND CHIMA ARE DE-COUPLED
Į ANTICIPATE NO DIFFICULTY HERE WERE SRI LANKA TO BE EXTRICATED
FROM THE SOUTH EAST ASIAN TOUR AND ADDED TO THE PEKING TRIP.
WE WOULD EXPLAIN TO THE INDONESIANS THAT WE WERE CONSCIOUS
OF THE INDELICACY OF COMBINING A VISIT HERE WITH ONE TO CHINA.
THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE CONSEQUENCE OF AVOIDING THIS
CONJUNCTURE WOULD, ON THE TIMETABLE OF EVENTS IN HONG KONG,
MEAN THAT A CHINA TRIP MUST PRECEDE ONE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA.
3. IF WE PUT IN A BID PROMPTLY NOW FOR DATES IN SEPTEMBER 1985 WE COULD PROBABLY SECURE THESE AGAINST THE POSSIBLE COMPETITION
FROM ELSEWHERE. THIS TIMING WOULD OF COURSE BE A CREAT PITY.
WE HAVE THINGS ON THE BOIL HERE. THE INDONESIANS ARE EAGERLY
EXPECTING THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT AND, POLITE THOUGH THEY
WILL NO DOUBT BE, THERE IS NO QUESTION BUT THAT THEY WILL BE
DISAPPOINTED. A POSTPONEMENT OF SUCH LONG DUPATION WILL SAVOUR
INEVITABLY OF DIMINISHED INTEREST, SINCE IT WILL NOT BE EASY
FOR THE INDONESIANS TO PERCEIVE THE IMPOSSIBILITIES OF FINDING
EARLIER DATES IF THE PRIME MINISTER HERSELF REALLY WISHED TO DO
SC. IT WILL ALSO LOSE US THE CREAT ADVANTAGE I FORESAW, OF BEING
THE FIRST IN THE LINE OF HIGH POWERED VISITS ANTICIPATED
IN 1985. BUT IN THE LAST ANAYSIS A CLEAR INDICATION NOW OF
INTENT TO VISIT THEN IS MUCH PREFERABLE TO THE CONTINUING
ABSENCE OF ANY RESPONSE WHATSOEVER TO DJUMIRIL'S ENQUIRIES
O LINKING THE TACONESTAN VISIT WITH THE PEKING ONE. TRC
DELAY MIGHT BE MORE EASILY FRESENTED IF THE PRIME PTNISTER
WERE TO SEND A PERSONAL TESSAGE GE EXELANATION TO PRESIDE.T
ССЕНАРТО.
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