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Defence Secretariat 6
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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone 01-218 2241 (Direct Dialling)
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WE Quantrill Esq.
01-218 9000
Hong Kong Department
(Switchboard)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Jeur Bill
AKK 062/1
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No
ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE (RHKP) RANGES
OFFICER
PA
RE:
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N Thompar
-the letter referred
Your reference
to was not enclosed: can you have some one chase & please
Our reference D/DS6/55/30
822817
Date September 1978
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Aves us ser
& the tetter,
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I am sending you a copy of the letter (HQBF HK 4600 ATG dated 11 September) about the safety of RHKP ranges, which I mentioned over the telephone.
2. Although paragraphs 2 and 4 of the letter suggest that the Hong Kong Government are, or will be making an official request for MOD assistance, I do not think we can regard the HQBF letter as more than a warning of Hong Kong's intentions. I would be grateful, therefore, if your Department could obtain » confirmation of the Hong Kong Government requirement. It would be most helpful to have a more detailed statement of what is required, and a description of the ranges concerned, so that we can estimate the scale, duration and cost of the task.
3. In the meantime we will take initial soundings concerning the possibility of undertaking a technical survey, although I should point out that our range specialists are few in number, and their programmes are likely to be full for some time ahead.
Your
Sincerely,
Bill Awes
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