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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 241 OF 17 NOVEMBER 1977

RFI ROUTINE KUALA LUMPUR AND SINGAPORE.

NIR.

MY TELNOS 235 AND 238: BRUNEI TALKS.

AM CONTINUING TO DO ALL I CAN TO MAITAIN PRESSURE ON THE

SULTAN. I HAVE COUNSELLED BRIGADIER SIMPSON, HONORARY COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT, NOW VISITING, TO LAY IT ON THICK FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY, UNFORTUNATELY, ISA IS NOW SICK, BUT I HAVE ASSUMED YOU

WOULD WISH ME TO PUT IT ON THE LINE THAT, EVEN IF MR FLETCHER-

COOKE'S CONTACT HERE WERE AGREED, THERE WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY

STILL DE NEED FOR SOME SIGNIFICANT TALKS TO COMMENCE

VIRTUALLY ON HIS RETURN. BUT I DID NOT THINK THAT AT THIS STAGE

THE SULTAN'S OWN PRESENCE WOULD BE REQUIRED UNLESS HE HIMSELF

FELT HE HAD TO BE THERE, IN 104'S ABSENCE I HAVE USED DATIN

LLOYD-DOLBEY AS A CHANNEL FOR THIS, STRESSING HOWEVER, THAT I WAS

SPEAKING ON MY OWN INITIATIVE - BUT NEVERTHELESS THOUGHT I KNEW

THE LIKELY REACTION OF MY SUPERIORS IN LONDON.

DAVIDSON

PILES

GEAD

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TS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

MN.CORLAZZI

MR. STRATTON

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