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CONFIDENTIAL

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London S.W.1

9 December 1974

236

3.

PJ Hudson Esq

Ministry of Defence AUS (D Staff)

Main Building 7321 London SW1'

1.

1

DEFENCE REVIEW: CONSULTATION BRIEFS

1.

Lapland

Dan

10/2

closely involved in this. But

the time is not

Mr Tujima We will eventually be

I have now seen your letter to John Roberts of 2 Decembe which arrived while I was in Brussels. Like him and John Hansford, I am content with the arrangements you propose.

2. We have been thinking what further briefing material may be required. It looks as though we may need to update the present material in a number of cases, but it is not possible to say definitely yet what form it should take or when it will be needed: The MOD and FCO Departments concerned will have to keep in close touch about this, keeping Cabinet Office informed as necessary. I suggest that the primary responsibility in each case should be as follows:-

Brunei

} Five Power Defence

Arrangements

Mauritius

Gan

Malta

Hong Kong

Simonstown

FCO (SWPD)

MOD

FCO (EAD)

FCO (SAD)

MOD

18/12

Gurkhas (consultation with

Nepalese Government)

FCO (HKIOD)

FCO (CSAD)

FCO (SAD)

I am sending copies of this to the recipients of your letter.

J A Thomson

cc:

J Roberts Esq. Cabinet Office.

Silent cc:

F Hall, Esq Treasury.

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Mr de Courcy-Ireland, SWPD

Mr Ewans, EAD

Mr Chalmers, SAD

Mr Stuart, HKIOD

Mr Jackson Mr Westbrook