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TELEGRAM NUMBER 252 OF 10 NOVEMBER
REPEATED FOR INFO TO HONG KONG, KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA, SINGAPORE,
BANGKOK
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1. I HOPE THAT AGENDA WILL ALSO INCLUDE RE-WRITE OF 1978 PAPER ON QUOTE BRITISH POLICY TOWARDS THE COUNTRIES OF ASEAN UNQUOTE WHICH DONALD PROMISED IN HIS LETTER TO ME OF 13 AUGUST. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF BEFORE THE CONFERENCE WE COULD SEE, AND PERHAPS BE ALLOWED TO COMMENT ON, A FIRST DRAFT OF THE NEW PAPER.
2. LIKE BRASH IN JAKARTA I COULD WISH THAT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG
MIGHT BE INCLUDED IN THE FORMAL AGENDA. FOR THE PHILIPPINES IT IS CERTAINLY A MORE SUBSTANTIAL ELEMENT IN OUR RELATIONS THAN THE CAMBODIAN ISSUE WHICH AFFECTS THE PHILIPPINES ONLY AS A MEMBER OF
ASEAN. DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG ARE A SUBJECT OF DAILY DISCUSSION
AND MUCH PRESS INTEREST HERE.
3. SINCE WE ARE DISCUSSING JAPANESE POLICIES TOWARDS ASEAN,
SHOULD NOT SOME MENTION BE MADE ALSO OF THE AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN
RELATIONSHIP, PARTICULARLY IN THE STRATEGIC/DEFENCE CONTEXT?
4. IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL IF ANY DISCUSSION OF EEC/ASEAN
RELATIONS COULD INCLUDE A SUMMARY, PERHAPS IN THE FORM OF A SHORT CIRCULATED PAPER, OF PROGRESS MADE BY THE VARIOUS COMMERCIAL,
BANKING AND OTHER BODIES ASSOCIATED WITH EEC WHICH HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO ESTABLISH AN ASEAN LINK.
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FINALLY, I ASSUME THAT THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A BRIEF PRESENTATION BY HEADS OF MISSION IN ASEAN COUNTRIES OF
KEY PREOCCUPATIONS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES.
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