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HONG KONG: ROYAL NAVAL PRESENCE AFLOAT
Mr McLaren
Mr Burns
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A 1. Please refer to Mr Stone's submission of 11 May. As you will
recall, I sent a telegram to the Governor to seek confirmation of the agreement which MOD officials believed they had reached with the Hong Kong Government about arrangements for the financing of the
continuing presence of the Royal Naval patrol craft.
2.
I attach Sir David Wilson's reply, from which it is clear that
the two sides are still some way from reaching agreement, although
Mr Hatfield's visit to Hong Kong does appear to have achieved some progress. The Hong Kong Government will be writing to the MOD with
proposals for them to consider. We will continue to watch matters
closely and will need to consider whether, and if so how, the FCO
should intervene.
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3. In the meantime, a reply from Mr Maude to the Governor is still
outstanding. I continue to believe that it would be sensible to
delay a reply until matters are a little clearer. I should be
grateful to know if the Minister would be content with this.
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A R Paul
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