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10, Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. 1.
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February 12, 1967
Thank you for your letter of February 1 about may
reply to your Parliamentary uestion on Tuesday,
January 31, concerning the use of Hong Kong by (hited
States warships. I confirm that my answer was correct
in relation to your question es you formulated it, 1.0.,
no United States warships "have used the British muVUÀ
base at long kong". This is not, of course, to say
that "nited States warships have not entered Hong Kong
harbour in substa tial nuribers in recent years for
recreational visits. They have, but they have not used
our naval base properly a. lofined. for indeed have
they asked for or beer. give, my other services or
ilcilities at. Hong Kong that are not normally available
to naval vessels at a y major port.
(Sgd.) HAROLD WILSON
Sir Gerald Nabarro, M.P.
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