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TO IMMEDIATE DOT TELNO ALLOT 1 OF 20 FEBRUARY

AND TO IMMEDIATE JAKARTA AND IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE).

TO STABLES FROM WILSON

FCO TELNO 36 TO JAKARTA.

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I SHARE ASSESSMENT OF POSITION IN JAKARTA TELNO 60 (ONLY SEEN TODAY) AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO FALL IN WITH RISAKOTTA'S IDEA OF

INFORMAL MEETING THERE EARLY NEXT MONTH (PERHAPS STARTING LATE MORNING 6 MARCH).

2. IN CONFORMITY WITH THAT FORMAILTY OF PREPARATIONS

RECOMMENDED IN PARA 8 OF JAKARTA TEL NO 60. I SUGGEST IT WOULD

MINIMISE SCOPE FOR WRIGGLING AND TIME WASTE IF ENVISAGED EMBASSY

LETTER TO RISAKOTTA EMBODIED TACTFUL BUT CLEAR STATEMENT OF OUR

UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WIWEKO TOLD BLOCK WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE

TO GARUDA.

3. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND RISAKOTTA'S REFERENCE TO NEW RIGHTS FOR INDONESIA AT TAIPEI (PARA 2 OF JAKARTA'S TELNO 60 REFERS).

INDONESIA ALREADY HOLDS TAIPEI ON ITS EXISTING ROUTE THROUGH

HONG KONG AND VALUE OF ENVISAGED DEAL TO INDONESIA WILL BE

DC10 ACCESS TO HONG KONG.

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MR BURROWS MR MURRAY MR CORTAZZI

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