TNAG-0025-FCO40-61-Relations-with-other-countries-in-South-East-Asia-1968 — Page 16

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

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Un. Ganishara.

MOD Form 31,

0811

MOD RESTRIC SEAGE FORM

Instructions on completing this fortale i Office Mstructions-MOD Manual 2

PRECEDENCE-ACTION CategoNCE UNRESTA

PRECE

IMMEDIATE

PRICHIT

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foreply or reference MESSAGE INSTRUC

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TO (One addressee to a line)

TIME

1945

CINCFE

OPERATOR 54

CBF HONG KONG

COPIES

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INFO

DESPATCH

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OPERATOR

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION *(Messages referring to a classi- fied message must be classified Restricted or above)

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COSSEA

100

For Commander-in-Chief, Far East

From Chief of the Defence Staff

1. You will wish to know that the following line is being taken by

press and agency

any

news departments here in response to enquiries arising from/reports

of your statements about Sabah in Hong Kong today.

2. If asked about HMG's views as to whether Sabah was part of Malaysian

territory, to reply:

3.

a. that we have no doubts about the legality of the arrangementa

under which Sabah became part of the Federation of Malaysia in

in 1963:

b. that the wishes of the people of Sabah were freely expressed

both to the IIN. Secretary-General's Mission in 1963 and in the

Sabah elections in 1967.

If asked about the likelihood of conflict between Malaysia and

Philippines over Sabah to reply:

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