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… in order to contain China, there seem to us overwhelming strategic considerations why British defence bases in the Far … we could obtain from you in advance an indication of the strategic concept which you visualize for South-East Asia, … as a prelude to quadripartite talks at which our common strategic interests can be identified and translated into …
… Note his assessment on page 61 that Taiwan is of vast strategic significance. The second column page 61 is doubly … 'expansionist tendencies' had to be curbed and the strategic position of Taiwan secured if the current US policy … nations of the Far East, and because Taiwan was of great strategic value to the United States and Asian countries. In …
… Kingdom Government does not consider Formosa as of vital strategic importance. It regards itself as generally bound by … denial of Formosa to Communist China because of its strategic significance for an indefinite period of time and … are so serious that Formosa would have to be of very great strategic significance and we could 5 have to be reasonably …
… approval to use in Borneo the Australian battalion in the Strategic Reserve and also Australian SAS troops. The … request for the use of the Australian battalion in the Strategic Reserve and SAS troops for service in Borneo should … to be taken from our elements in the Commonwealth Strategic Reserve. The need for likely force deployments in …
… of its support for non-communist systems of government), strategic (e.g. its defence commitment) and economic (e.g. … from here, are also economic, political and to some degree strategic. Economic Interests 4. We have a Trade Agreement … could depend on how reliable a friend we appear to be. Strategic Interests 6. The strategic importance of Taiwan in …
… we did not accept the views on the long term political and strategic aims for South East Asia which were set out in one … and be available in the background. We do not share this strategic concept nor the judgements which lie behind it. … that you and your colleagues may not, in fact, espouse the strategic concept and the judgements in the stark form in …
… distinction is that as with other Communist countries, strategic export controls are maintained and the 'China … of tin, tea and rubber (para. 9 and 10 below). Except for strategic goods the Australian Government in no way … most–favoured–nation treatment is not easily assessed. Strategic Export Controls: 5. Although Australia has not …
… of Far East Defence 15. The Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve at present pools the resources of the … logistic support, at least for the Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve. As at least a United Kingdom main base … provide the logistic support for the Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve. Conclusions 16. For the foreseeable future …
… pointed out that Australia prevented the export of strategic materials but placed no barriers to private sale of non-strategic goods to the PRC. It argued that Australian exports …