TNAG-0756-FCO40-960-Strength-of-UK-armed-forces-stationed-in-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 65

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INFO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE JAKARTA AND HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR).

KUALA LUMPUR TELNO 75: BRUNE 1/MALAYSIA,

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I DO OF COURSE UNDERSTAND THE KUALA LUMPUR RESERVATION ABOUT APPROACHING THE MALAYSIANS AT THIS STAGE FOR ASSURANCES OF THEIR GOODWILL OVER BRUNEI, AND 1 AM MORE THAN CONSCIOUS THAT OUR OWN POSITION ON BRUNEI IS NOW AT A MOST SENSITIVE STAGE. EVEN SO, ALTHOUGH IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE FOR US, SIR OMAR'S SENSE OF 'RIGHTNESS' IS NOW MUCH ENGAGED. HE WOULD NOT READILY UNDERSTAND WHY WE WERE UNWILLING TO POINT OUT RIGHT AWAY TO THE MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER SIGNIFICANT ANTI-BRUNET ACTIVITY APPARENTLY AIDED BY MALAYSIAN INTELLIGENCE ELEMENTS SEMI COLON THE MORE SO IF WE THOUGHT THIS ACTIVITY WAS GOING ON BEHIND HUSSEIN ONN'S BACK. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT WHETHER WE WILL SOON BE IN NEGOTIATION WITH BRUNEI, OR WHETHER WE MERELY WISH TO LIMIT RECRIMINATION, AN APPROACH ON THE APPARENT MALAYSIAN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY AGAINST BRUNEI WOULD SERVE USEFUL PURPOSE,

FCO PASS PRIORITY JAKARTA AND HONG KONG.

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