TNAG-0179-FCO40-215-Strength-of-Hong-Kong-Garrison-1970 — Page 131

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

(118281) Dd. 391599 1,500M 2/69 Hw.

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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret.

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted. Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

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Copy to (Ser L. Monson

Type 1 + 2

From

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

Aircraft for Hong Kong.

discussions

with the

Governor

of Hong Kong

in

The Colony

on

25% June

Be Defence Secretary

Background.

6. Hong Kong i

small unt of

1967

fighter aircraft was withdrawn in

as part of the Defence Review reductions,

Smu then all

Lover

has been

of the Colony wast

maintained

by periodic rests of acrcraft from

Singapore. When the

decision to

was

announced

by 1971

withdraw from Surigafore

The Governor expressed his concern that

after that date

ait cover

world whe

be available;

he suggested that a wint

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