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YRTELNO 309 AND JAKARTA TELNO 008 (SIC): HONG KONG/INDONESIA ASA AND UK/INDONESIA BILATERAL AGREEMENT
1. OUR READING OF YOUR TUR IS OBVIOUSLY SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM JAKARTA'S.
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2. WE ARE NOT CLEAR FROM JAKARTA TUR WHAT IS NOW PROPOSED FOR THE DEFINITION OF TERRITORY' IN THE SEPARATED HONG KONG/INDONESIA ASA. GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION AS TO THE PROPOSED WORDING AND CONFIRMATION THAT, IF WE ARE COMPELLED TO ACCEPT A UNIFORM TEXT, WE WOULD NOT/NOT BE EXPECTED TO HAVE AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS WITH THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT (FOR OBVIOUS REASONS WE DO NOT WANT TO CREATE UNNECESSARY PROBLEMS WITH THE CHINESE).
3. GRATEFUL ALSO FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE REASONING BEHIND THE
CONCLUSION IN PARA 9 OF JAKARTA TUR.
4. UNTIL WE RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE WE CANNOT BEGIN TO ASSESS THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE PROPOSED TEXT. HENCE THE AUGUST 2 DEADLINE
GIVES US INSUFFICIENT TIME FOR PROPER CONSIDERATION.
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