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THE MIDDLE EAST, I IMAGINE THAT A ROW ABOUT DEFENCE COSTS WOULD BE HARDER TO HANDLE IN LONDON, WITH POSITIONS MORE ENTRENCHED, AND NO EASIER TO HANDLE HERE.
10. MAY I LEAVE IT TO YOU TO DECIDE HOW BEST TO INTERVENE ON THIS WITH THE MOD. IS THIS SOMETHING WHICH LORD CAITHNESS COULD DEAL WITH AS PART OF A GENERAL TAKING STOCK OF THE HONG KONG DIMENSION AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF DEFENCE RUN-DOWN HERE WITH HIS OPPOSITE NUMBER IN THE MOD?
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