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No.521 1rEB 1975

AUS (GS) 69/75

SECOCT

From: J.D. Bryars, AUS(GS)

MINISTRY of defence

Main Building, Whitehall, LONDON S.W.1 A 2HB

Telephone:

01 - 218

..6476... (Direct Dialling) 01-218 9000 (Switchboard)

Our reference: Your reference:

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10 February 1975

A.C.Stuart, Esq.,

Hong Kong and Indian

King Charles Street

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

SW1A 2AH

Dear Andrew

Ocean Department

28 58

HONG KONG

Thank you for your letter of 27 January enclosing on

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from the Secretary for Security, who raised a number of questio on naval costs.

2. I have passed his letter to the Navy Department for examination, and I suggest that the answers to his questions could best be passed on by the MOD representative on the working party which we envisage being set up in Hong Kong to conduct the further study of the garrison (assuming it is approved). Would this method be agreeable to you and Lavies?

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3. We shall of course be consulting you when the time comes on the matter of securing the Governor's comments on our views on the conduct of the further study and on terms of reference.

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