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Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1

A JH Ward Esq

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MOD

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Your reference D/DS6/46/66/1

Our reference

Date

29 August 1975

Dear Andrew,

HONG KONG: DEFENCE REVIEW

1.

Thank you for your letter of 28 August.

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I see no problem about a personal message from your Minister of State in the terms suggested. I note what you say about fall-back positions and your Minister's views on this.

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الله

Yours en

Laurence

PL O'Keeffe

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept.

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J Hansford Esq,

HM Treasury

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