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for Hong Kong after 1971. RATE fighter (Hunter) overigt
stationed in Hong Kong up to flauch, 1967, when it
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was withdrawn as part of the defence revsent economies. Since thens air cover for the Colony bum provided by reguler & frequent visits of fighters & other RATE concraft from Singapore. Focessing the decision to withdraws
to withdraw British forces from by the and fearl
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fighter aircrags showed once again be stationed in the Colony. Howww, this parpoode has had to
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financial reasons. altionative, the Minising of Defence
Minising of Defence have suggested (wilt the inproval of the defence becoding).
that air cover for thing thong after 1971 might be provided by parivice visits to the Colony my RATE fighter & other aureaft which will be deployed on training flights to Singapore for a limited prions each year after 1971.
By Although the paros spent in Hong Kong buy
awcraft deployed on such visin would amount сплёные to no more then lay captian aggregate
(as compared with twenty days in each year
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abortion practical alternative to accepting I've hope thanda i may prove pozable to the proposal. He will be distant sady intended in any case step up the level of such visits. to bake
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Hong Kong pays a defence contribution of £5 million a year.
conto Crisagreement The existing defence
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