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97499 St.5.

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

SECRET

Registry HWB. 2/1

DRAFT

letter

No.

To:-

Top Sater Secret. Con@dential.

Restricted.

Unclassified.

F. Cooper Esq., C.M.G., Ministry of Defence, Main Building,

Whitehall,

London, S.W.1.

Type 1 + 2

13//192

From

Sir Arthur Galsworthy

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

Copy to:

A.J. de la Mare, Esq., C.M.G.

Far Eastern Department, F.0.

(128)

128) Flag

A

Visits of U.S. Warships to

Hong Kong

128

I am replying to your letter AUS (POL)/5559

of 25 July about visits of United States warships to

Hong Kong.

at this present time

We take your point about the need to consider

the strategic and military aspects of this matter and will gladly

shall

ensure that the Ministry of Defence are

consulted before decisions are reached about any

future visits.

I am sending a copy of this letter to de la

Mare at the Foreign Office together with a copy of

your letter under reply.

Ans

31/7

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