TNAG-0541-FCO40-636-Strength-of-garrison-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 41

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(222).

A

UK EYES A

HKIOT

DEFENCE REVIEW: HONG KONG

222/€

1.

(218)

M

My

I attach suggested Speaking Notes on this subject for the Secretary of State's use at the meeting of OPD on 22 July.

submission of 15 July refers.

FWB 3 / 348/22.

(67) of the Gurkha battalion in Brunei to which the Chief Secretary

I also attach a copy of OPD(75)18 dealing with the future

(212)

refers in his minute of 11 July to the Prime Minister (attached to my submission under reference).

3.

I have included the suggestion made in my submission under reference that the Committee might if necessary agree on four years as a maximum for graduation. But the Secretary of State might like to keep this in reserve until negotiations with Hong Kong are more advanced.

4.

Defence Dept. and SWPD concur.

18 July 1975

CC

PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts

Sir D Watson

Mr Wilford

Mr Sykes

Mr Male

Mr Thomson

Mr Jackson, Defence Dept.

SWPD

Mulhall/z

PL O'Keeffe

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept.

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UK EYES A