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to go off today happening.

to let the Farmas

know what

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which I have leared with M. O.D.

our own deface byl. are not really 3. M.o. 8. are

conciones).

anxious that their Minister's should have some material with which to reply to any specific questions about the precious decision to increase the Hong Kong Garrison by

one infanty battalion at the

Hence (b) of the draft tesgram.

end of 1971.

4. The Gormor's approach to this matter

is indicated by the bregrams at (14), (43) + (44),

2%

and (b) of

our

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draft Aligram

is

based on

5. M.O. D. Private Office has ben consulted

and agrees

with line prpared, but they

cannot of course

guarantee that their

Ministers will similarly agree.

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