SECRET
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 231
OF 24173OZ JANUARY 89
SECRET
35
020230
MKC 062/1
MDHOAN 3371
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, AKD
DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER: 1987 WITHDRAWAL PLAN:
1.
FIRST REVIEW
I AM TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY ABOUT THE FIRST BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE WITHDRAWAL PLAN FOR THE GARRISON, AND ABOUT CONSULTING EXCO.
2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TELEGRAM IS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE SENDING YOU, WITH MOD'S AGREEMENT, THE FULL TEXT OF THE LATEST CAND VIRTUALLY FINAL) DRAFT OF THIS REVIEW.
THIS IS FOR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLY.
IT SHOULD REACH YOU BY THE BAG ARRIVING IN HONG KONG ON
1 FEBRUARY.
3
AS YOU WILL SEE, THIS REVIEW BREAKS VERY LITTLE NEW GROUND AND I TRUST THAT THE PROCESS OF CONSULTING EXCO WILL BE A STRAIGHTFORWARD ONE. I HOPE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A PAPER TO BE PUT TO EXCO BEFORE CHINESE NEW YEAR AND CONSIDERED AT THE
MEETING ON 14 FEBRUARY. IN ORDER TO MEET MOD'S INTERNAL DEADLINES, IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF FINAL APPROVAL COULD REACH US BY THAT DATE.
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MR MCLAREN
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