TNAG-0480-FCO40-545-Strength-of-garrison-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 34

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1974

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 1121 0F 20 DECEMBER IFO PRIORI

HONG KONG,

DEFENCE REVIEW,

1. SIR P MACLENOSE HAS DESCRIBED TO YOU SEPARATELY HIS

DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MOD.

2.

SUBJECT TO YOUR AGREEMENT, HE PROPOSE TO SEND TEAM OF OFFICIALS

FOR FURTHER EXPLORATORY TALKS, TEAM WILL FLY RAF BOTH WAY. }

ARRIVING HONG KONG P.. 6 JANUARY LEAVING P., 19 JANUARY,

THE TEAM WILL CONSIST OF:

JD BRYARS, AUS, MOD

COMMODORE B C PEROUNE, MOD

A F THORP, HEAD OF F1 AIR, MOD

D G JONES, HEAD OF DS1, POD

J HANSFORD, IM TREASURY

A C STUART, HKIOD

BH DIWIDDY, HIKIOD

4.

5.

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MOD ARE PROPOSING THAT CBF SHOULD ARRANCE ACCOMMODATION,

SUGGESTED PROGRAMME IS THAT 7 JABARY SHOULD BE KEPT FOR

RECUPERATION AND PREPARATIONS WITH CDF, LEAVING & ME 9 AND HALF

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OF 16 JANUARY FOR TALKS WITH YOUR OFFICIALS. CRATEFUL IF PETAILS

COULD BE WORKED OUT WITH CBF, WE ASSUME 40 BLACK TIES HELDED.

NO

6. SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DISCUSSIONS, IT MIGHT BE

HELPFUL IS ADDITIONAL FAMILIARISATION VISITS COULD BE ARRAINED FOR

DIWIDDY (NEW HONG KONG POLITICAL DESK OFFICER), STUART SHOULD

ALSO TE ABLE TO DO SOME ROUTINE BUSINESS (INCLUDING 7 JANUARY) AND

WOULD LIKE TO MAKE FAREWELL CALLS.

CALLAGHAN

FILES

HKIOD

PSD

DEFENCE DEPT SIR D WATSON

MR THOMSON

MR WILFORD MR MALE MR SCOTT

CONFIDENTIAL

COPIES TO:

MR BRYARS, AUS CDRE PEROWNE, MR JONES, DS1 MR THORP F1 AIR)

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MOD

MR HANGFORD, TREASURY