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longer term review of the requirements of the three
Services in long Kong.
5. The position is, therefore, that the Ministry of
Defence are well aware of the views of the Governor,
of the C.B.F., liong Kong, and of C. in C. Far East,
on the desirability of having a permanent fighter
presence in liong kong, but that as things stand at
the moment, this matter is unlikely to be pursued in
M.0.D. in the immediate future.
7 December, 1967
Mr. Hall
(A.W. Gaminara)
The withdrawal of the permanent fighter force from Hong Kong earlier this year was for the purpose of was deaded in the context of the Defence St does not seem appropriate
to ask for
And
economy Review.
a reversal of that decision
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post- devaluation period.
Information reaching
2.
Singapore
is
in this
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nicheater that
makią a good job of layiną
frequent fighter visits to Hong Kong.
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Ŝ would
advise that the Amester does not enter the lists
at the present time.
The situation and
an exammation
problem (as
We will continue to watch
will keep in views
the need for
of the longer term aspects of the
recommendation
by
CINCEE).
L.s. Carber
2/12/67
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