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G A Lester, Secretariat (Overseas) (Commitments)
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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M V Stone
FCO/HKD
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Dew Michael,
HONG KONG GARRISON MANPOWER
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Our reference
Date
D/Sec(0) (C)/6/7
2 July 1990
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1990
You asked last week for a rough breakdown of the Hong Kong garrison's manpower.
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After we spoke I received definitive figures from HQBF, and these are attached. You will notice that the reduction compared with the earlier figures stems mainly from the Gurkhas, 1,900 of whom are in-theatre but not actually in Hong Kong itself.
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