S SECRET
From:
R JE Abraham
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Head of Defence Secretariat 6
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone 01-9X*X702XAK 218 7036
A C Stuart
244
OR
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Date
D/DS6 46/66/1
12 December 1974
Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department Foreign and Commonwealth Office King Charles Street
13 DEC 1974
Stuar
DEFENCE REVIEW
110/9
THE HONG KONG GARRISON
As you may have been forewarned, I attach a draft of a telegram we would like to send to CBF Hong Kong as early as possible this afternoon. I believe you may already have discussed the subject generally yesterday and have indicated that you are content for the Governor to receive early warning of the essential figures to emerge from the costing from CBF HK. It was felt, however, that you would wish to clear the exact terms of the signal, which are designed to specify in reasonable detail the next few steps in the dialogue.
As I shall myself be at a meeting from 1415 onwards, I would be grateful if you could let Andrew Ward in DS6 have your clearance or comments by telephone. We would also let you know as soon as a signal has been despatched, so that you can at the same time inform the Governor that CBF HK will be approaching him.
Enclosure
Yous
Sincerely,
hear
pp.
RIE ABRAHAM.
SECRET
Spoken
D. Ward
Abe 12/12
PIA
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