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INFO ROUTINE TOKYO, WASHINGTON, BONN, CANBERRA, THE HAGUE INFO ROUTINE UKDEL OECD PARIS, ASEAN POSTS, BRASILIA INFO ROUTINE MODUK, ODA, HONG KONG, ACTOR.
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YOUR TELNOS 212 AND 213: PIRACY IN SOUTH EAST ASIA.
SUMMARY
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NORWEGIANS FULLY SHARE OUR CONCERNS. MORE INTERESTED FOR THE MOMENT IN BILATERAL REPRESENTATIONS BUT WILL CONSIDER ANY REALISTIC PROPOSAL AIMED AT SOLVING THE PROBLEM.
DETAIL
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ACTION TAKEN WITH HAGEN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE SHIPPING DIVISION OF THE MFA.
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LAST YEAR THERE WERE 32 REPORTED ATTACKS ON NORWEGIAN SHIPS (29 OF WHICH WERE IN OR NEAR THE MALACCA STRAITS). THIS YEAR UP TO 15 MAY THERE HAVE BEEN 4 SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS AND 10 ATTEMPTED ATTACKS. THE GOVERNMENT HAVE THE IMPRESSION THE ATTACKS ARE GETTING MORE VIOLENT. THEY WERE APPROACHED BY THE INDUSTRY ABOUT THE PROBLEM LAST YEAR AND UNDERTOOK TO MAKE BILATERAL REPRESENTATIONS AND TO PURSUE THE ISSUE IN INTERNATIONAL FORA. THEY HAVE SINCE BEEN INVOLVED IN DISCUSSIONS IN THE IMO AND CSG AND HAVE MADE BILATERAL APPROACHES IN BRAZIL, MALAYSIA, INDONESIA AND SINGAPORE. THEY WERE VERY INTERESTED IN REPORTS IN THE LLOYDS LIST MAGAZINE THAT THE UK WAS CONSIDERING RN ACTIVITY IN
SE ASIAN WATERS.
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THE NORWEGIANS BELIEVE THAT THE REAL PROBLEM LIES IN
INDONESIA.
THEY SUSPECT THAT THE PIRATES ARE INDONESIAN AND ENJOY SOME KIND OF SUPPORT FROM WITHIN THE INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES. CUSTOMS OFFICIALS COULD BE PASSING INFORMATION ON ABOUT WHICH SHIPS CARRY THE MOST INTERESTING CARGOES. THE PIRATES SEEM SO WELL TRAINED AND EQUIPPED THAT THEY COULD EVEN BE MEMBERS OF THE INDONESIAN NAVY. THE PROBLEM WILL ONLY BE SOLVED FROM WITHIN INDONESIA, AND THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE
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