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MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: TOP SECRET (ENCRYPTED) |
8 December 2004 |
Dear Minister Zagranicznych, I have become aware of reports in the Polish media about an undisclosed source stating that Thai forces were actively assisting the insurgent forces in New Caledonia by giving them the locations of their supply caches that were intended for law-abiding citizens. This is deeply concerning to us and we request a more full and extensive intelligence dossier on this matter. Whilst the Australian Government has struggled to discern the level of relationship that exists between Poland and Thailand, we expect that if there was cases of Thailand deliberately causing instability within the South Pacific region that you were aware of, that you would inform the leading powers within the region, that being Australia and New Zealand. We cannot tolerate the proliferation of arms in this region by powers outside of this region. Our government is struggling, diplomatically, to keep a lid on the security situation in the region, with multiple players from all corners of the globe now feeling like they can put their fingers in this pie and waltz into this region as they please. We do not want to see any further deterioration and instability with the security situation in the region and these actions by the Thai Government would be a grave violation of their presence within this region. Yours sincerely, Kevin Rudd. |
Parliament House, CANBERRA, ACT 2600 Telephone: (02) 6277 7700 |
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