DE SERVEU
ZNY CCCCC
PG91105Z JAN
F
CAPIC HONG KONG
TO RBDIDC/CINCFLEET
RBDWC/MODUK NAVY
INFO RBDWDFA/FCO LONDON
RDMVAD/CBF HONG KONG RBDWDFG/BRITDEFAT MANILA
RBDWDFG/BRITNAVAT BANGKOK
RBMVAF/BRUNEI MILITARY FORCE
HKK 243/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY AYO,
1 1 JAN1979
DESK OF O
INDEX
No
མ་
5.1
REGATRY
Action
ZEN/SOHKS
БТ
HRAG SEAD
70)
CONFIDENTIAL
SIC JDA/LDX
REF A MY LDX/JDA 201148Z OCT. REF B MY JDA/LDX 038325Z JAN (NOTAL) .
1 FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS WITH HK GOVT. REGRET THAT DEPLOYMENT
PLANNED 15 JAN-14 FEB NO LONGER OPERATIONALLY PRACTICABLE AND MUST
BE CANCELLED
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2 OPERATION OLIVER V. SHIPS CARRYING VN REFUGEES NOW REQUIRES MINIMUM OF 3 RN PATROL CRAFT AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG WATERS AND LIMIT OF ANY DEPLOYMENT NOW DETERMINED AS WITHIN 3 DAYS STEAMING FROM
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3 YARNTON WILL BE AVAILABLE EX- REFIT 5 FEB THEREFORE PROPOSE FOLLOWING SHORT DEPLOYMENT FOR BEACHAMPTON/MONKTON 5 FEB TO GIVE MINIMUM DOWNSTREAM EFFECT ON 1979 PROGRAMME
4 BLANK HONG KONG 5 FEB
8 FEB SUBIC BAY 12 FEB
12 FEB MANILA 16 FEB
19 FEB HONG KONG BLANK
J
19 FEB
5 HAVE MADE INITIAL APPROACH TO BRITDEFAT MANILA B ELEONM KGOT
A ALSO BEN CONSULED
6 REQUEST APPROVAL FOR NEW DATES AND DIPCLEARTHROUGH NORMAL
CHANNELS
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