TNAG-0061-FCO40-97-Strength-of-Hong-Kong-garrison-1968 — Page 116

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MR W. S. CARTER

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COVERING SECRET

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I attach as promised the Defence and Overse

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Policy Committee paper on Hong Kong Garrison"-

OPD(68)32. As you know this paper was originally

to be discussed by the Ministerial Committee on

Hong Kong but as the meeting of that Committee

had to be cancelled the subject is now to be

discussed at OPD on Wednesday 29th May.

2.

I should be grateful for a brief for the

Secretary of State by close of play on Tuesday.

the

(A.M. Drury) 23rd May 1968

Copies (without enclosure):

Sir A. Galsworthy

Mr Mason

Mr Rob

Mr Moreton

Ps. to Lord Shepherd