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COFIDENTIAL
DESKBY 260100Z
FM FCO 251805Z OCT 79
TO IMMEDIATE BRUNEI
TELEGRAM NUMBER 118 OF 25 OCTOBER
INFO ROUTINE JAKARTA, SINGAPORE.
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)
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UK/INDONESIA AIR SERVICES.
1. THE NEWS IN JAKARTA TEL NO 65 TO HONG KONG (TEXT REPEATED TO YOU AND SINGAPORE IN MIFT) SEEMS
TO MAKE THE PROSPECTS OF ANY WORTHWHILE NEGOTIATIONS LOOK POOR, IN SPITE OF JAKARTA'S ADVICE, WE ARE THEREFORE MINDED TO TELL THE INDONESIANS THAT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.(AS DESCRIBED IN PARA 3 OF TUR), WE WOULD PREFER TO DELAY THE TALKS TO A DATE WHICH WOULD BE MORE SUITABLE FOR ALL CONCERNED. THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 79, BUT WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR A NEW DATE FOR TALKS WELL BEFORE THIS EXPIRY DATE.
2. GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE YOUR VIEWS AND THOSE OF HONG KONG DESKBY 263800Z.
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MISS BROWN
MR. MURRAY
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