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CONFIDENTIAL
1974
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 1121 0F 20 DECEMBER IFO PRIORI
HONG KONG,
DEFENCE REVIEW,
1. SIR P MACLENOSE HAS DESCRIBED TO YOU SEPARATELY HIS
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MOD.
2.
SUBJECT TO YOUR AGREEMENT, HE PROPOSE TO SEND TEAM OF OFFICIALS
FOR FURTHER EXPLORATORY TALKS, TEAM WILL FLY RAF BOTH WAY. }
ARRIVING HONG KONG P.. 6 JANUARY LEAVING P., 19 JANUARY,
THE TEAM WILL CONSIST OF:
JD BRYARS, AUS, MOD
COMMODORE B C PEROUNE, MOD
A F THORP, HEAD OF F1 AIR, MOD
D G JONES, HEAD OF DS1, POD
J HANSFORD, IM TREASURY
A C STUART, HKIOD
BH DIWIDDY, HIKIOD
4.
5.
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REF.
REF.
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MOD ARE PROPOSING THAT CBF SHOULD ARRANCE ACCOMMODATION,
SUGGESTED PROGRAMME IS THAT 7 JABARY SHOULD BE KEPT FOR
RECUPERATION AND PREPARATIONS WITH CDF, LEAVING & ME 9 AND HALF
A
OF 16 JANUARY FOR TALKS WITH YOUR OFFICIALS. CRATEFUL IF PETAILS
COULD BE WORKED OUT WITH CBF, WE ASSUME 40 BLACK TIES HELDED.
NO
6. SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DISCUSSIONS, IT MIGHT BE
HELPFUL IS ADDITIONAL FAMILIARISATION VISITS COULD BE ARRAINED FOR
DIWIDDY (NEW HONG KONG POLITICAL DESK OFFICER), STUART SHOULD
ALSO TE ABLE TO DO SOME ROUTINE BUSINESS (INCLUDING 7 JANUARY) AND
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE FAREWELL CALLS.
CALLAGHAN
FILES
HKIOD
PSD
DEFENCE DEPT SIR D WATSON
MR THOMSON
MR WILFORD MR MALE MR SCOTT
CONFIDENTIAL
COPIES TO:
MR BRYARS, AUS CDRE PEROWNE, MR JONES, DS1 MR THORP F1 AIR)
"
MOD
MR HANGFORD, TREASURY