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3. 1 EXPECT TO SEE THE SULTAN ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS DURING THE

NEXT WEEK OR SO, AND WILL OF COURSE CONTINUE TO DO MY BEST TO GET ACROSS THE BRITISH VIEW IN RELATION TO THE JUNE TALKS. SOME

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DELICACY IS NEEDED, SO AS TO AVOID A LATE REACTION AGAINST COMING

AT ALL. BUT PROVIDED THERE IS NO JAR, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD

REASONABLY NOW HOPE ON A 12 JUNE OR NEAR START TO TALKS.

4. MY LETTER OF TODAY'S DATE TO SIMONS ALSO REFERS.

FCO PASS ALL EXCEPT KUALA LUMPUR AND SINGAPORE.

DAVIDSON

FILES SEAD

HK & GD

DEF D

PUSD

NEWS D

PS

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED ]

[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING ST]

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

MR.CORTAZZI

MR.MURRAY MR. EDMONDS

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