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Secrety Confidential. Restricted. Janelassified:
DRAFT letter
To:-
Sur David Trench,
копа, ме
Type 1 + i
From
Nr. R. H. Mason
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
Ти
omar
discussions here this
month you
asked whether the recent
decisions
planning for an emergency
on
evacuation from Hong Kong meant that
The exerting evacuation plan ("DIGIT")
could be regarded as dead.
The answer
The
in the
Ministers
(53), w112 E (5-8)
affermative
to suspend
decision
all evacuation planning
indefinitely (conveyed to
of Henry Hall's letter of was taken
you under cerveny
February)
The full knowledge that
the existing plan
effective
was
out of date and
and
that
involve
incapable of implementation
Доста
T
Aumento (4-7)
to make it serviceable
hawas 3+4 of (47)
unacœptable risks.
I hope shortly to let you
(54)
have
am
13" January.
answer
to
your
letter
Rann
27/MO
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