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COS 1658/28/7/67
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Ministry of Defence
28th July 1967
Chief of the Defence Staff (5 Chief of the Naval Staff (5) Chief of the General Staff (5) Chief of the Air Staff
Copy to:
(5)
Mr R.A. Sykes, Foreign Office Major-General J.M. McNeill,
Commonwealth Office
DCDS (I) (3)
CAPL (2)
DOC/COSSEC (5)
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Sec DPS (3)
DAPS
DUS (Pol)
AUS (Pol)
DS 11
DS 22
HONG KONG
1. I enclose a copy of a report (1) by the Commander-in-Chief, Far East, on his visit to Hong Kong from 16th to 18th July 1967.
2.
In his report the Commander-in-Chief has set out a number of recommendations and you will wish to consider:
a.
Instructing the Defence Planning Staff to prepare a Contingency Plan to send a small brigade headquarters, two battalions and appropriate support by air from the United Kingdom.
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Inviting the Chief Adviser Personnel and Logistics in conjunction with the Commonwealth Office to consider the problem of service families.
C. Agreeing to the proposal that the Chief Staff Officer to the Commander British Forces Hong Kong should be a Colonel (Army or Royal Marine), and that the rank of the Station Commander RAF Kai Tak should be up-graded to Group Captain.
a.
Confirming the decision (2) that the Commander British Forces Hong Kong is also the
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CINCFE.2944/6090/16 dated 21st July 1967. COS 34/67.
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