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43 ROGERS WILL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WILL SOUND ROWLAND OUT ON THIS AND DISCOVER WHETHER, IF THIS IS THE WAY THINGS GO, HE WOULD HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO OUR GENTLY FLOATING THE JOINTLY DEVELOPED IDEAS WITH THE MALAYSIANS, ROGERS APPRECIATES THAT THIS MIGHT WELL LEAD TO AN EARLY DISCLOSURE TO THE SINGAPOREANS IN ADVANCE OF THE PROPOSED AUSTRALIA/ASEAN DISCUSSIONS GIVING THE SINGAPOREANS TIME TO WORK UP AN ASEAN REJECTION TO OUR PROPOSED STOPOVER PROPOSALS: ON THE OTHER HAND IF HE IS ABLE TO PERSUADE THE MALAYSIANS OF THE
ADVANTAGES TO THEM OF AN EARLY ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSALS THIS MIGHT BE ALL TO THE GOOD.
5. ROGERS LEAVES HERE TODAY. HE WOULD APPRECIATE A REPLY IN KUALA LUMPUR DESKBY 9.30AM LOCAL TIME ON 5 FEBRUARY
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