CONFIDENTIAL
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London S.W.1
9 December 1974
236
3.
PJ Hudson Esq
Ministry of Defence AUS (D Staff)
Main Building 7321 London SW1'
1.
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DEFENCE REVIEW: CONSULTATION BRIEFS
1.
Lapland
Dan
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closely involved in this. But
the time is not
Mr Tujima We will eventually be
I have now seen your letter to John Roberts of 2 Decembe which arrived while I was in Brussels. Like him and John Hansford, I am content with the arrangements you propose.
2. We have been thinking what further briefing material may be required. It looks as though we may need to update the present material in a number of cases, but it is not possible to say definitely yet what form it should take or when it will be needed: The MOD and FCO Departments concerned will have to keep in close touch about this, keeping Cabinet Office informed as necessary. I suggest that the primary responsibility in each case should be as follows:-
Brunei
} Five Power Defence
Arrangements
Mauritius
Gan
Malta
Hong Kong
Simonstown
FCO (SWPD)
MOD
FCO (EAD)
FCO (SAD)
MOD
18/12
Gurkhas (consultation with
Nepalese Government)
FCO (HKIOD)
FCO (CSAD)
FCO (SAD)
I am sending copies of this to the recipients of your letter.
J A Thomson
cc:
J Roberts Esq. Cabinet Office.
Silent cc:
F Hall, Esq Treasury.
CONFIDENTIAL
Mr de Courcy-Ireland, SWPD
Mr Ewans, EAD
Mr Chalmers, SAD
Mr Stuart, HKIOD
Mr Jackson Mr Westbrook