DH Colvin Esq
SEAD
FCO
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British High Commission
Bandar Seri Begawan
Negara Brunei Darussalam
12 October 1988
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20 OCT 1988
-SK OFFICER
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Dear David,
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HEADS OF MISSION CONFERENCE AT SINGAPORE: AGENDA
1. Thank you for your letter of 1 September about arrangements for Singapore.
2.
I very much applaud the proposal to depart from the country by country approach. That inevitably leads to a recitation of last year's Annual Review or a rehearsal of next year's. I believe your agenda will lead to a wide-ranging yet structured discussion.
3. I have seen the replies of Nick Spreckley and Mike Pike. I agree with what they say especially Nick's emphasis on achieving some definition of UK interests and objectives in South East Asia over the next decade.
4. I do not think I can usefully take the lead on any discussion paper from here but I should of course be pleased to contribute to any relevant papers, for example on the Five Power Defence Arrangement.
Yours ever,
Почет
R Westbrook
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