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CONFIDENTIAL

FM BCARFE HONG KONG 180858Z SEP 79

TO IMMEDIATE D O T

TELNO. ELOT 61 OF 18 SEPTEMBER,

AND TO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR.

FOR STABLES FROM WILSON.

REVISED U.K/MALAYSIA ROUTE SCHEDULES.

HKK 184/1

AOTH AEGISTRY NO. 51

19 SEP 1979

PICER

PA

REGIST

Aquon 1.

A

1. I ASSUME KUALA LUMPUR HAS BEEN DELIBERATELY DROPPED FROM

COLUMN 3 OF U.K ROUTE 4 BUT I HAVE SEEN NO EXCHANGE OF TELEGRAMS

WITH BRUNEI AMENDING PARA.8 OF CMU OF 11 JANUARY 1973 WHOSE

CONTINUING VALIDITY WAS CONFIRMED IN PARA.6 OF THE CMU OF 25TH NOVEMBER 1977. AS LATE AS MAY 1978 TALKS, MALAYSIANS STILL RECOGNISED THAT RBA WAS ENTITLED TO THREE POINTS IN MALAYSIA

AND TABLED THEIR VIEW (SEE PARA.4 OF MINUTES OF MEETING ON

24TH MAY) IN THEIR DRAFT OF A U.K ROUTE 4 AT APPENDIX 2 TO

ANNEX C OF THE U.K RECORD OF THE MAY 1978 TALKS.

2. I HAVE OFFERED NO COMMENT ON B.A AND CPA ROUTES BECAUSE

THEY HAVE BEEN CONSULTED AND CAN LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES. HOWEVER, BRUNEI IS VERY MUCH ON ITS OWN AND, AGAINST POSSIBLE BRUNEI AND

REA QUERIES, COULD YOU PLEASE CLARIFY SITUATION.

MACLEHOSE

ALLOT DISTN.

MAED

HK & GD

SLAD

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