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RS 721 IMMEDIATE

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FM BRUNEI 190735Z SEP

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2 1 SEP 1977.

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Mr. Hine Sarri

Miss Bermelt

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See 2

.ction Taken

TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 196 OF 19 SEPTEMBER 1977 RFI PRIORITY SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR AND JAKARTA.

BRUNEI NEGOTIATIONS.

1.

DURING THE COURSE OF MY HARI RAYA VISIT TO THE ISTANA ON 14 SEPTEMBER I DID MY BEST TO ELICIT A TIMELY REPLY TO THE . MINISTER'S MESSAGE. I ALSO ASKED ABOUT ISTANA TRAVEL, AND PRIVATELY GATHERED THAT SIR OMAR WOULD PROBABLY NOT NOW BE ACCOMPANYING HIS SON, PRINCE SUFRI, WHEN THE LATTER VISITS LONDON LATER THIS MONTH FOR THROAT SURGERY: YESTERDAY, SUNDAY, I RECEIVED THE SULTAN'S REPLY DATED 17 SEPTEMBER. THE LONGISH TEXT IS IN

MIFT.

2. THE MAIN POINTS ARE:-

(A)

BRUNEI WOULD GREATLY LIKE THE PRESENT RELATIONSHIP TO

CONTINUE, BUT, RELUCTANTLY, IF ONE PARTY WANTS IT ENDED THEN ENDED

IT MUST BE’*

(B) HOWEVER, THERE ARE A RANGE OF PRELIMINARY MATTERS, INCLUDING CITIZENSHIP AND SECURITY AND OVERSEAS REPRESENTATION TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE CHANGES TO THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS BECOME EFFECTIVE'', AND A REPLACEMENT TREATY IS COMPLETED. THESE MATTERS REQUIRE 'WORKING OUT'', FOR WHICH LONDON IS SUGGESTED AS VENUE.

(c)

AS A FIRST STEP, BRUNEI IS READY TO MOVE TOWARD JOINT SIGNATURE OF A DOCUMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT BOTH PARTIES WILL WORK TO ACHIEVE MODIFICATIONS' TO THEIR RELATIONSHIP''...' 'WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF CONTINUING FRIENDSHIP''. THIS INTERIM DOCUMENT

WOULD SAY THAT UP ON SIGNATURE OF THE NEW TREATY THE GURKHAS WOULD STAY FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS.

CONFIDENTIAL