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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB

Telephone 01-218 7290 (Direct Dialling)

01-218 9000 (Switchboard)

Mr R Footman

FCO Hong Kong Dept

Room 307

WHITHALL

London

PA 69

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Our reference

Date

D Cts Staff(R)/76/259/22/1

27 Jan 89

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31/1

COPIES OF GARRISON WITHDRAWAL PLAN

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NOS 1 TO 3 OF 15 INCLUSIVE

1.

Plan

2.

Please find attached 3 copies of the Hong Kong Garrison Outline Withdrawal

First Revise Third Draft.

Two copies are contained in the envelope addressed to CBF Hong Kong; one of these is for General Johnson to deliver personally to HE the Governer - provided he is content that it accurately reflects the known state of HKG planning and there is

is no question in CBF Hong Kong's mind

mind that Sir David Wilson might judge MODUK to be behind the eight ball. There are the instructions issued by DCDS (C) as the caveat under the terms of which he is prepared to allow the plan to reach Hong Kong before he has had an opportunity to read it in detail himself.

3.

The Third Copy is for the use if your own department.

HKC062

J

CL WHITAKER Wg Cdr

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