IMMEDIATE
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FM BRUNE! 040245Z
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
Аккобара
5 APR 1978
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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 88 OF 4 APRIL
INDEX
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liv JAKARTA
INFO ROUTINE CANBERRA, HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, WASHINGTON AND WELLINGTON,
BRUNEI NEGOTIATIONS
See (99 (89)
1. I HAVE TODAY RECEIVED FROM THE SULTAN HIS REPLY DATED 3 APRIL TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, IN ANSWER TO HER MAJESTY'S MESSAGE OF 23 FEBRUARY, DELIVERED ON 1 APRIL. I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED THE SULTAN'S REPLY, WITH THE POLITICAL SUBSTANCE, TO MY LETTER OF 1 APRIL ENCLOSING HER MAJESTY'S MESSAGE.
. 2. THE TEXT OF THE SULTAN'S MESSAGE TO HER MAJESTY IS IN MIFT.
THE ORIGINAL WILL BE IN TOMORROW'S BAG.
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3. THE TEXT OF THE SULTAN'S MESSAGE TO MYSELF IS IN MY SECOND IFT.
4. FROM DISCUSSION HERE, I GATHER THAT, ALTHOUGH NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THE SULTAN'S MESSAGE TO ME, A FURTHER FACTOR WHICH THE BRUNEIS CONSIDER MAKES FOR A JUNE DATE FOR TALKS IS THE TIME THEY APPARENTLY BELIEVE THEY NEED FOR PREPARATION OF THEIR BRIEFS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WHICH CHARLES FLETCHER-COOKE INTENDED TO MENTION TO LORD GORONWY-
ROBERTS.
FCO PASS ALL EXCEPT KUALA LUMPUR AND SINGAPORE.
DAVIDSON
FILES
SEAD
HK & GD
DEFENCE DEPT
-- PUSD
NEWS DEPT
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
SIR A DUFF
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR EDMONDS
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