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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1047
OF 03113OZ JUNE 91
INFO PRIORITY JAKARTA
(12)
HKCC181/22
YOUR TELNO 1514: HONG KONG/INDONESIAN AIR SERVICES
pa is alka
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THE INTENTION OF PARA 4C OF TUR IS TO CONFINE, AT LEAST AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED, THE DEFINITION OF INDONESIAN TERRITORY BY INDONESIAN LAW TO WHAT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW. AT THE SAME TIME THE INDONESIANS COULD ASSERT, AT LEAST TO THEIR OWN SATISFACTION, THAT THEIR OWN POSITION HAS BEEN RESPECTED, BECAUSE WE ASSUME THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT THAT THEIR TERRITORIAL DEFINITION IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW. THIS IS OF COURSE A CLUMSY SOLUTION, BUT WE MAY HAVE TO ACCEPT SOMETHING WHICH IS NOT IDEAL IN
OROER TO ACHIEVE AN AGREEMENT.
2. WE NOTE YOUR COMMENTS ON PARA 4D AND E OF TUR. IT MAY BE TOO EARLY TO TAKE A DEFINITIVE VIEW ON WHETHER TO DISPENSE WITH THESE OPTIONS AT THIS STAGE, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE NOT EVEN STARTED THE NEGOTIATIONS. THESE ARE UNLIKELY TO BE CONCLUDED IN ONE ROUND, AND WE SUGGEST THAT IF NECESSARY WE RECONSIDER WHETHER TO OFFER 4D AND E AT ALL, AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS.
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WE AGREE IT WOULD BE AWKWARD (ALTHOUGH POSSIBLY NOT FATAL) TO OMIT THE DEFINITION OF QUOTE TERRITORY UNQUOTE ENTIRELY. YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE FURTHER LEGAL ADVICE ON THIS. AGAIN, IT MAY BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AFTER THE FIRST ROUND
OF TALKS.
4. YOUR PARA 3. WE REGRET WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ANY DETAILS OF THE PRC'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE EAST TIMOR QUESTION.
WE ASSUME THEIR ASA HAS NOT YET BEEN REGISTERED.
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