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battalion
seems to be calm. Long term future of garrison and rate at which we remove it will need careful study.
7.
Look forward to seeing your paper on internal defence force/strengthened police force. Whitehall study will be
prepared for OD (K) on long-term future of the garrison in early
1986. Will need to discuss any decisions flowing from this with the Chinese before they are made public.
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