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CONFIDENTIAL
Mr. R. A Sykes, Defence Department
Minister of State.
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Mr. Bolland
Visits by American Servicemen to liong Kong
The total number of American servicemen
from Vietnam at present allowed to visit
Hong Kong on rest and recreation at any one
time is 750. The Americans have requested
that this number should be increased immediately
to 830 and thereafter be raised as soon as
possible, preferably by 1 April, to a final
target of 996. The Governor of Hong Kong
has recommended that we should agree to the
substance of the American request but that the
higher figure of 996 men should only be
reached after 1 May and providing no political
difficulties arise in the intervening period.
Recommendation
2.
I recommend that we agree to the Governor'e
proposal, it draft telegram in attached
Background and Argument
3. In November, 1966, we agreed that the
number of merican servicemen visiting
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Hong Kong st any one time should be raised from
664 to 750. The Americans had originally
asked for 830 with a final target figure in
The reasons for
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view of over 1,000.
suggesting that we only accept a slightly lower
figure were:
(a) it is leid down in the Guidelines
agreed between the Americans and ourselves
on the use of facilities in Hong Kong by
American servicemen that any increase in
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