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From the extracts of the record of the DOPC I have seen in Defence Dept & S.W.P.D. it appens to have been decided that further time was needed for
for consideration the issues involved in the run down of the Britian Army. The Defence Secretary is to prepare a further paper for thimisters to consider with the objective of issuing a statement early in August. Gurkhas & it now seems wait till September. The only reference to Hang Kong I have been was in the discussion of the defence conturbution to the S.E.A. theatre. The Treasury considered that when the level of forces in the agreed it would be necessary whether consequential savings could be effected in the plans for the Hong Kong Samican.
area was
that this will have to
to decide
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