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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London SW1A 2AH
20 July 1990
From The Minister of State
The Hon Francis Maude MP
TeltonA Hamilton PqMP
Minister for the Armed Forces Ministry of Defence Main Building Whitehall
London SW1A 2HB
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0 2 AUG 1990
Dear Archie
ROYAL NAVAL PRESENCE IN HONG KONG
7/8
As you know, financial arrangements for the retention of the
three Peacock-class patrol craft in Hong Kong after 1992
have not yet been settled. I understand however, that your
officials have now put some revised proposals to the Hong
Kong Government.
I very much hope that a suitable compromise can be worked out quickly and quietly. As I am sure you are aware, it
could be very damaging if the fact of a disagreement became
known publicly. It would then become a political issue in
Hong Kong.