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TO ROUTINE BRUNEI TELNO 33 OF 17 FEBRUARY

INFO HONG KONG (FOR POLITICAL ADVISER) MODUK (DS11 (MISS J BENNETT)}

ENCLOSURE TO LONGMIRE'S LETTER (FAR 061/1) TO KIDD (NOT TO HONG KONG): VISIT OF GENERAL ARCHER.

1. DUS(ARMY) HAS REPLIED TO CORTAZZI THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THE REASONS FOR OUR RESERVATIONS ABOUT GENERAL ARCHER'S PROPOSED

VISIT TO BRUNEI. HE ACCEPTS THAT NEGOTIATIONS, OR THE LACK OF THEM, WITH THE SULTAN COULD MEAN THAT SUCH A VISIT COULD BE

INAPPROPRIATE.

2. GENERAL ARCHER HAS THEREFORE BEEN INFORMED BY MOD THAT AT PRESENT ONLY QUALIFIED AGREEMENT CAN BE GIVEN FOR THE VISIT AND THAT FINAL APPROVAL MUST WAIT UNTIL NEARER THE TIME. DUS (ARMY) HAS SUGGESTED TO GENERAL ARCHER THAT A FINAL

DECISION MAY BE DEFERRED UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE VISIT WHICH IS DUE TO TAKE PLACE ON 17 MARCH.

3. WE SHALL BE IN TOUCH WITH MOD BEFORE 10 MARCH, TO

COMMUNICATE OUR DECISION IN THE LIGHT OF THE LATEST POSITION IN ANGLO/BRUNEI RELATIONS.

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