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TO IMMEDIATE BRUNEI TELNO 165 OF 30 SEPTEMBER

INFO KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE CANBERRA UKMIS NEW YORK HONG KONG WASHINGTON WELLINGTON MODUK (FOR PS/MR MULLEY MR JP BRYARS)

YOUR TELNO 197: BRUNEI NEGOTIATIONS

1. MY FIRST IF T CONTAINS TEXT OF LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS' REPLY TO THE SULTAN. MY SECOND IF T CONTAINS ANNEXES TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS' MESSAGE. PLEASE TRANSMIT MESSAGE AND ANNEXES IMMEDIATELY, AND REPORT WHEN YOU HAVE TAKEN ACTION.

2. IN HANDING OVER THE MESSAGES YOU SHOULD STRESS THE IMPORTANCE WHICH WE ATTACH TO MAKING VERY EARLY PROGRESS. WE HAVE DELIBERATELY AVOIDED ANY SPECIFIC DEADLINES, BUT YOU SHOULD LEAVE THE SULTAN IN NO DOUBT THAT UNLESS WE CAN REACH AGREEMENT IN A MONTH OR TWO WE SHALL HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO PUT INTO EFFECT THE ACTIONS WHICH THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN PREPARING TO TAKE ON 1 OCTOBER. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION OUR AIM IS TO SETTLE THIS ISSUE BY NOT LATER THAN THE END OF THE YEAR.

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