Australia’s requirements and priorities

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  1. We have a policy of ‘forward defence’
  2. We want to keep friendly with Indonesia, which is potentially a major power in the area
  3. We want to keep friendly with Malaysia
  4. We want a strong and anti-communist Malaysia
  5. We want an anti-communist Indonesia
  6. We do not want to have to fight Indonesia along the PNG border
  7. We want American support in the region if required for our security
  8. We want to do the right thing by our old ally, Great Britain.