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LONG TERM STUDY
Amendments to OPDO (DR)(69)1
Ministry of Defence (Sowrey's letter of 21 January)
The dangers of a "leak" that we were trying to reach, or had
reached, an understanding with the Chinese on eventual withdrawal
(paragraph 67(iv) of the Report) are fully stated in paragraph 62
and do not need to be repeated. But the point made that, before
ombarking on this course, we should put in hand appropriate military
planning for a total breakdom of law and order is a valid one and
should be mentioned in paragraph 73.
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But we do not consider that it should be tacked on to the third
sentence of paragraph 73, the purpose of which was to air our doubts
about reaching a satisfactory understanding with the Chinese through
instead the informal channels so far available to us. We propose (that the third
second sentence should read :-
"It would have to be pursued with the utmost secrecy and
care over a long period; the risks of a leak about our
intentions would be grave (paragraph 62 above) and before
Embarking on such a course some military contingency
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planning would be necessary.