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FOR DSG FROM COMMANDER PD REFERENCE YOUR RNW 2315452 SFP CONCERNING 117 SU

1 PD DECISION ON THE SUPPLY OF SPARES FOR SEARCH RADAR WAS CONVEYED. TO USALO BY GENERAL KEEGAN IN WASHINGTON AND LATER COPFIRMED BY

VA SIGNAL TO COMPACAF AND 13 AF PD THE ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF THIS DECISION IS THAT THE USAF COMMITMENT TO THE COBRA JOE AGREEMENT CAN! REMAIN IN FORCE PERMITTING SPARES TO BE SUPPLIED ON A NO COST BASIS EVEN THOUGH THEIR MAIN BENEFIT FROM THE AGREEMENT HAS NOW CEASED PD THE QUID PRO QUO TO THIS APPARENTLY ONE SIDED ARRANGEMENT CAN SE FOUND IN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE USAF REGARDING AIRSPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL FLIGHTS AND SEARCH AND RESCUE 2 PD AS THE BALANCE OF ADVANTAGE IS CLEARLY WITH THE HONG KONG

PAGE 2 RBMYAI 064 SECRET GOVERNMENT CMM AND TO A LESSER EXTENT OURSELVES BY ENSURING THE YECURITY OF OUR INSTALLATION ON TAI MO SHAN AT MINIMAL COST CMM THERE IS A DANGER THAT A FURTHER APPROACH TO THE PENTAGON COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF THE COBRA JOE AGREEMENT WITH NO SATISFACTORY ALTERNATIVE BEING OFFERED PD AS PREVIOUSLY EMPHAS SED

1 HAVE SEEN ASSURED THAT CONTINUATION OF COBRA JOE OR A SIMILAR. SERVICE AGREEMENT IS THE ONLY WAY THAT A USAF SPARES SUPPLY CAN BE MAINTAINED FOR THE USAF OWNED RADAR

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3 PD THE SEARCH RADAR REQUIRES NO OPERATING PERSONNEL AS THE PICTURE IS RELAYED BY MICROWAVE LINK TO THE CIVIL AIRPORT PD THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REQUIRED POST APR 76 WOULD BE AS FOLLOWS CLN ONE WO CMM ONE CHETICH CMM TWO CPLS CMM NINE JNRTECHS/SACS PD IN ADDITION ONE CPL SUPPLY CMM THREE HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE CMM THREE LAC CATERING AND THREE LAC MT DRIVERS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SUPPORT PD THE MT VEHICLE REQUIREMENT WILL BE TWO MERCEDES COACHES AND TWO LANDROVERS CMM ESTIMATED MILEAGE 1500 PER MONTH

4 PD GENERAL LEWIS COMPACAF IS VISITING HONG KONG ON 6 OCT AND HAS INTIMATED HE WISHES TO DISCUSS COBRA JOE DURING THIS MEETING WITH ME PD WOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL FORDICATION OF YOUR NEXT INTENDED COURSE OF ACTION

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