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YOUR TELNOS 2864 AND 3013: GULF CRISIS: BURDEN SHARING

1. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN FURTHER INFORMATION ON WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES IN YOUR REGION ARE DOING REGARDING BURDEN SHARING, WHICH MIGHT BE OF HELP FOR THE EXCO MEETING ON

23 OCTOBER.

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SOUTH KOREA HAS MADE SIZEABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TUNE OF SOME US DOLLARS 120 MILLION IN THE MILITARY AREA AND US DOLLARS 100 MILLION AS ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE (US DOLLARS 40 MILLION IN LOANS AND US DOLLARS 60 MILLION IN KIND). TAIWAN HAS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE US DOLLARS 30 MILLION FOR ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE, BUT WE ARE UNCLEAR EXACTLY WHAT FORM IT HAS TAKEN.

3. WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOBBY ASEAN COUNTRIES, ALTHOUGH WITH LITTLE SUCCESS SO FAR. SINGAPORE HAS PROVIDED TWO AIRFORCE C130 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT AND THEIR CARGO OF MEDICAL AND RELIEF SUPPLIES, CO-FINANCED BY BRUNEI.

4. I SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR THAT MINISTERS HAVE NOT ASKED ME TO PRESS YOU FOR A CONTRIBUTION. IN PUTTING FORWARD THE SUGGESTION WE HAVE HAD IN MIND HONG KONG'S POLITICAL INTERESTS, PARTICULARLY

(BUT NOT ONLY) VIS-A-VIS THE UNITED STATES.

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