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TELEGRAM NUMBER 94 OF 4 MAY

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INFO JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE HONG KONG UKHIS GENEVA

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YOUR TELNO 155: ISLAND PROCESSING CENTRE.

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1. PLEASE DRAW ON CORTAZZI'S LETTER TO THE INDONESIAN

AMBASSADOR (FCC TELNO 55 TO JAKARTA) AND ON THE POINTS IN

HONG KONG TELNO 5 TO JAKARTA, TO ENSURE THAT THE PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES ARE AWARE OF OUR PREOCCUPATION OVER HONG KONG'S

INCLUSION IN THE QUOTE ISLAND SCHEME UNQUOTE. WE SHOULD NOT

HOWEVER WISH THEM TO GET THE IMPRESSION WE ARE PRESSING

TOO HARD LEST THIS BE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE. THIS ALL ORIGINATES

WITH THE INDONESIAN PROPOSAL FOR AN ISLAND WHICH THEY HAVE

ALWAYS SAID WOULD BE OPEN TO OTHER ASEAN COUNTRIES. IF THE

LATTER WERE TO BE GIVEN ACCESS TO ANY FILIPINO ISLAND, WE

HOPE HONG KONG WOULD TO0.

2. YOUR TELNO 158 (NOT TO ALL). TELELETTER UNDER REFERENCE

NOT ENTIRELY RELEVANT TO YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH PHILIPPINE

AUTHORITIES BUT COPY FOLLOWS BY BAG FOR INFORMATION.

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FILES

COPIES TO

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ARGD

SEAD

FED

SAD

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PS

PS/LORD GORONWY

ROBERTS

PS/MR LUARD

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

SIR A PARSONS

MR CORTAZZI

MR JO MOBERLY

PUSO

OID

IPD

NEWS D MVD

MR MURRAY

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

MR BURLEIGH.

HOME OFFICE

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE

MR BIRT

HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE

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LONDON

MR MCGRE, FAO, ODM.

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