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FM SINGAPORE
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 221
OF 12011ÜZ APRIL 88
INFO PRIORITY DTI, MODUK, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, JAKARTA, BANGKOK INFO PRIORITY BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN UKREP BRUSSELS, WASHINGTON INFO PRIORITY HANOI, TOKYO, CANBERRA
INFO SAVING HONG KONG (FOR POLITICAL ADVISER)
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027/3.
APR 1960
YOUR VISIT TO SINGAPORE
SUMMARY
1. YOU, ACCOMPANIED BY LADY HOWE, MADE YOUR FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO SINGAPORE BETWEEN 7 AND 9 APRIL.
DETAIL
2.
DURING A SERIES OF CALLS ON 8 APRIL (ON THE PRIME MINISTER,
BOTH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTERS, THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE MINISTER FOR TRADE) YOU:
(A) EMPHASISED THE TRANSFORMATION IN BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
SINCE 1979 WHICH HAS MADE THE UNITED KINGDOM AN ATTRACTIVE PARTNER
FOR SINGAPORE BOTH IN THE EXPLOITATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND IN INVESTMENT GENERALLY.
(B) STRESSED OUR CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO THE FIVE POWER DEFENCE
ARRANGEMENT.
(C) EXPLORED WITH LEE KUAN YEW AND DHANABAL AN THE SINGAPOREAN PERCEPTION OF THE PRESENT INTERNATIONAL SCENE, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE SITUATION IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE PROSPECTS FOR
A CAMBODIAN SETTLEMENT.
(D) EXPRESSED YOUR CONFIDENCE AT THE WAY THE SINO/BRITISH AGREEMENT
ON HONG KONG WAS BEING IMPLEMENTED.
(E) PRESSED DHANABALAN FOR EARLY SINGAPOREAN LEGISLATION ON THE
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