CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 321
OF 02170OZ FEBRUARY 89
HKC062/
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053465 MDLOAN 8759
OUR TELNO 3121: DARTMOUTH TRAINING SQUADRON (DTS) 1990 DEPLOYMENT.
1. ONE IDEA FOR THE DTS 1990 DEPLOYMENT IS THAT THE SQUADRON SHOULD CALL IN AT DALIAN BEFORE COMING TO HONG KONG. THEY COULD THEN TAKE ON BOARD UP TO A DOZEN MEMBERS OF THE PLA WITH RANK EQUIVALENT TO MIDSHIPMAN. THESE WOULD STAY ON BOARD UNTIL THE SQUADRON REACHED HONG KONG. THEY WOULD RETURN TO CHINA BY TRAIN. THE MOD ASK WHETHER THE PRESENCE OF SUCH CHINESE ON THE SQUADRON, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY BECOME A MATTER OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, COULD CREATE ANY DIFFICULTIES FOR YOU. WE DO NOT THINK SO, BUT WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION BY 10 FEBRUARY, BEFORE WE RESPOND
FORMALLY TO THE MOD.
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DISTRIBUTION
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