TNAG-0539-FCO40-634-Strength-of-garrison-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 256

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4. I would advocate a very brief, bland, non-committal reply, presenting as little surface as possible, and making no promises. Something like -

"Your letter raises wide issues which seem likely to call for some research. I will let you know in due course if anything emerges which we could usefully pass on to you.

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5. Please forgive this intrusion on departmental judgement by an old ghost who ****** smells a rat.

Research Dept. (G 81/3: ex. 391) 27 Feb. 1975

Mr Dimme

reparati muuti

J.S. Bernd

(J. S. Bennett)

1.

Hory Kay have

AN

eshand (their helmo (91) when

مرحبا

hope to

перв

to 60.

The nature of even

interim reply must hinge

enquing at face value

smell a

rat.

Whether we take Mr Danko's

Rather, like Mr Bennett,

The fact of the reminder must serve to

strengther any suspicions that "a rat" is involved.

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2.

It

would, of course, be relatively easy

Leund

non-committal reply by telegram.

ly talagram. Perhaps

could disons?

4/3

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