TNAG-0479-FCO40-544-Strength-of-garrison-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 139

Mr Cormack

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nd 1 rugated that you ni ht coy your minute of 22ctober to ir Bullock FOTD as well as to ir Chat con 80.

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t ill, of course, be ece very to tell the Goveries of the Dependent .erritories in advance of the orlicentery statement how the, will be afected by Def: nee eview decisions. neither we nor the DT deruments can draft on this until we know what decisions have beUI. ÚSA, K. It may be tht in the context of the dependent territories, it will be possible for this department to draft the opening par gerpha of a general selegram to which il

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nd ribbean Department, can a specific det: il d guidance instructions for their own

2 Alternatively, some departments may It the whole uince hens lv

I take re that as soon as Jabinet tokes fccisions, 1 V.e other of departments will be told of

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30 october 1974

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BL FAUNS AURT

Gibraltar General Dept K274 MA 720

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Mr.reston Caribbean Dept

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