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TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1314
OF 301042Z APRIL 91
INFO PRIORITY DTP, JAKARTA
DTP FOR IAD
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YRTELNOS 92 AND 143, AND
Agreed with DTP & AMD
That this makes little sense. The Indonesian position will be the same whether they dealing with HMG or HKG.
AND kad.
JAKARTA TELNOS 123, 159 AND MISC 40 TO HONG KONG: HONG KONG/INDONESIA AIR SERVICES
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1. PERHAPS WE ARE READING TOO MUCH INTO THE INDONESIAN'S CLUMSY ATTEMPTS TO PUSH THEIR CLAIM OVER TIMOR (JAKARTA MISC 40) BUT IS
OCCURS TO US THAT THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO PURSUE THIS POINT
VIGOROUSLY WITH A UK PRESENCE AT THE FORTHCOMING MEETING. OBVIOUSLY, IF THE INDONESIAN CLAIM BULKS LARGE DURING THE EXCHANGE THEN IT WOULD BE FOR YOU, RATHER THAN FOR US,, ΤΟ ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT. BUT WE WONDER WHETHER THERE IS
STILL THE NEED FOR A UK PRESENCE IN LATE MAY GIVEN THAT THE U K
HAS ALREADY MADE THE FORMAL PROPOSAL FOR ASA SEPARATION IN WRITING (PARAGRAPH 1 JAKARTA TELNO 123).
2. INDONESIA'S INTEREST IN EXPANDING TRUNK ROUTE SERVICES (JAKARTA TELNO 159) IS A FURTHER COMPLICATING FACTOR. WHILST WE OF COURSE VALUE DTP'S CONTRIBUTION TO OUR ASA SEPARATION EFFORTS, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS WE WOULD MUCH PREFER TO AVOID A REPEAT OF THE THAI EXPERIENCE WHERE THE COMPLETED SEPARATION PACKAGE, WHICH WE NEGOTIATED IN EARLY DECEMBER LAST, IS STILL BEING BLOCKED BY THE THAI AUTHORITIES PENDING THE RESOLUTION OF TRUNK ROUTE PROBLEMS BY THAI AND BA, NEITHER OF WHOM APPEAR TO REGARD THE ISSUE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY.
3. GRATEFUL YOUR COMMENTS.
WILSON
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