THE PARLIAMENTARY MARITIME GROUP
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Commander. M.B.F.Ranken
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25th June 1991.
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His Excellency Sir David C. Wilson KCMG,
Governor of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong Government Office,
6 Grafton Street,
LONDON W1.
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The paper herewith was prepared recently in an effort to help you, the FCO others to counter the threatened withdrawal of the three RN patrol vessels closure of their base next March unless someone other than the MOD pays the costs for the ensuing five years.
Obviously this matter is very delicate, so this paper has gone only to the FCO (via Merrick Baker Bates), No. 10, a small number of senior peers and Michael Mates MP, Chairman of the Defence Committee. For obvious reasons it has not gone to any opposition MPs, at least not so far.
I hope it is
ultimatum for the
helpful and may assist
in countering the MOD's virtual sake of a very small potential saving, if nothing else goes wrong between now and 1997, a recklessly pious hope.
If you think this paper might go anywhere else from me, please let me know. If you decide to send it elsewhere, it would probably be prudent to let me know where so that we do not cross wires.
Good Luck!
Yours sincerely
Michael danken.
M.B.F. Ranken.
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