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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1931
OF 141406Z JUNE 91
AND TO PRIORITY PEKING
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1NFO PRIORITY BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
YRTELNO 1123: HONG KONG GARRISON: WITHDRAWAL OF THE FIRST BATTALION
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1. CBF HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MOD ABOUT THE DATE OF WITHDRAWAL QUOTED IN PARA. 1 OF TUR. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE DATE SHOULD READ SEPTEMBER 1992, AND THAT MOD WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU TO CONFIRM THIS. SUBJECT TO THIS CLARIFICATION, WE INTEND TO INFORM THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON 2 JULY.
2. WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH UKREP JLG HONG KONG THE RIGHT TIMING OF APPROACHING THE CHINESE. FOR THE REASONS GIVEN IN HIS TELNO 93, ? HE FEELS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO GIVE THEM AS MUCH NOTICE AS
POSSIBLE: THEIR REACTION IS LIKELY TO BE UNFAVOURABLE IF THEY
FEEL THEY ARE BEING BOUNCED. 1 AGREE. HE PROPOSES THEREFORE TO INFORM THEM ON 5 JULY. HE BELIEVES THAT THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO LEAK THE INFORMATION.
FUTURE OF THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS
3. IN PASSING, I SHOULD PLACE ON RECORD THAT, ALTHOUGH CBF HAS DONE HIS BEST TO KEEP ME IN THE PICTURE ON MOD THINKING AND 1 HAVE MADE MY VIEWS KNOWN TO YOU AND TO THE (FORMER) PRIME MINISTER, 1 HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY BE CONSULTED, EITHER BY THE MOD OF THE FCO, ON THE OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS. THE FIRST DIRECT COMMUNICATION 1 HAVE HAD ON THE SUBJECT WAS YRTELNO 141 TO KATHMANDU. EVEN THIS WAS ONLY SENT TO ME FOR
INFORMATION. NEVERTHELESS, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONFIRM THAT 1 WAS CONTENT WITH OPTION (HHH).
WILSON
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SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
ADDITIONAL
MS BARRETT, LEGAL ADVISERS MISS BROOKS, LEGAL ADVISERS MR APPLEYARD, CABINET OFFICE
Want to cE
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SAD have copied this tel talk atmandu, & would like the Nepalese to be informed at the same time..
Brunei have coted for 24 ho74
public announcement.
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Katmando
24 hrs role.
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