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DRAFT
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Secret.
Confidential.
Restricted. Unclassified.
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..In Confidence
To:-
57
Type 1 +
From
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
Air Cover for Heną Kong after 1971.
9 Data
As appreciate yo
The decision act to station ancraft in Hong Kong world Arcondly have to be
veriewed of the danger of intrusion
to be a
proved
real one.
concern
that
ony
air presence
in"
showed the
Hong Kong after 1971
sufficient to deter intrusions into
Hong Kong's
air space
(what is equally important")
by
China
ory by interests hostile to China.
We will
Su
what can be
done
to step up
The
level of visits
Framing flights,
by the aircraft-
particularly by ten fichter
acrcraft.
6. Defence Contribution.
This is
i very
S azam understand that
delicate ground
ground in Hong Kong
and that many of your unofficial
advisers, supported strongly by public
feel that H.M.G.
shaned not
higher contribution in view
opinion,
ash for
a
ов
The
pressure
On
The Colony's
resources
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