CONFIDENTIAL
DRAT SIGNAL TO CBF HONG KONG
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Proposed visit of the Defence
Personal for CBF from AUS(GS).
and External Affairs Sub-Committee of the Expenditure Committee.
1.
Thank you for your LDD of 220150ZAPR.
now confirmed its wish to visit Hong Kong.
The Sub-Committee has
If acceptable
to you it is their intention to leave London pm Monday, 17th
November on Flight BA 880 arriving Tuesday, 18th November at
1700 hours local. They would plan to stay four days leaving
on Saturday, 22nd November.
2. The first thoughts of the Sub Committee on the span
to be covered during their visit include all the important
aspects of the Service presence in Hong Kong and a range of
interests in the purely eivil side of life in Hong Kong.
The
FCO are now considering carefully whether it is proper for the
Sub Committee to delve into the latter matters.
Until this point
is cleared it would be premature to ask you to consider' the
detailed content of their programme.
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expect to wish to start with general orientation briefings,
followed by visits, which on the military side would be
balanced towards 'teeth' arm units. They would conclude their
work with/formal oral evidence session. Planning of their
their objectives have bea programme in more detail, when the points in paragraph 2 are
elsesfied, could I suggest eventually be carried out by the
MOD Liaison Officer (Mr Benham of F1(N)) and your Staff.
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I should be grateful to know whether the Sub-Committee can
now be permitted to go firm on the dates suggested,
FCO aré
separately signalling the Governor.
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