MOVE BY MANILA
Breakdown In Talks (N Z.P A.-Reuter) KUALA LUMPUR, July 21. Malaysia and the Philippines today moved close to a break in diplomatic relations after Manila’s withdrawal of all but one of its diplomatic staff in Kuala Lumpur. Foreign Office sources said Malaysia was now expected to recall most of its envoys in Manila.
The Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, has said he is deeply disappointed at the Filipino decision, taken over Kuala Lumpur’s refusal to continue talks on Manila’s claim to the Malaysian State of Sabah (formerly British North Borneo).
Tun Razak told reporters that he was concerned about the future of regional cooperation in South-East Asia. He hoped the Philippines would consider the effect their action could have on the Association of South-East Asian Nations (A.S.E.A.N.). Malaysia and the Philippines, which are among the most stable nations in the area, were instrumental in the formation of A.S.E.A.N. Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia, are the other members.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31737, 22 July 1968, Page 11
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