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TO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR TELNO 247 OF 30 JUNE AND TO SINGAPORE, CANBERRA, JAKARTA, MR DROMCOOLE AND MISS BENNET (DS11) MODUK. INFO BRUNEI, HONG KONG, (FOR GOVERNOR) WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, BANGKOK, MANILA, TOKYO.

MY TELNO 96 TO BRUNEI (NOT TO ALL): AGREEMENT ON ANGLO-BRUNEI TREATY

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1. RETRACT NO 07829 CONTAINED THE TEXT OF A PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED CN 29 JUNE ON THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF TALKS WITH THE BRUNEIS.

2. THE FOLLOWING TREATY DOCUMENTS WERE AGREED, WHICH WILL BE INITIALLED IN SEPTEMBER AND PUBLISHED AFTER SIGNATURE IN

DECEMBER --

(A) AN EXCHANGE OF NOTES TERMINATING EXISTING TREATY RELATIONS

BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND BRUNEI (UNDER WHICH, SINCE 1971, THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING DRUNEI'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND HAS HAD A CONSULTATIVE COMMITMENT IN CASE OF AN EXTERNAL ATTACK OR THREAT OF SUCH ATTACK ON BRUNE!) SEMICLN

3) A TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION (PROVIDING,

IF THE

BRUNCIS SO REQUEST, FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM TO EXTEND DIPLOMATIC OR CONSULAR ASSISTANCE TO BRUNEI, TO HELP WITH THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF PERSONS FOR SERVICE IN THE DAUNEI ADMINISTRATION, AND WITH EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL COOPERATION). AN UNDERSTANDING PROVIDING FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE DRUME! ARMED FORCES AND THE USE DY THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES OF TRAINING FACILITIES IN BRUNET (AT THE DRUNEIS REQUEST, WE SHALL CONTINUE, WITHIN OUR CAPABILITY, TO PROVIDE LOAN SERVICE PERSONNEL TO STAFF, ADMINISTER AND TRAIN THE BRUNEI FORCES AND TO HELP THE DRUMETS ACQUIRE AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT SEMICLN HE SHALL ALSO HELP WITH THE BRUNEI POLICE),

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3. FURTHER