TNAG-0545-FCO40-640-Strength-of-garrison-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 116

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IMMEDIATE

CYPHER CAT/A

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RSMO. 51

FM HONG KONG 250905Z

2 NOV 1975

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HKILIO/1

TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NO 1187 OF 25 NOVEMBER.

FOR ANDREW FROM DAVIES.

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 902 OF 24 NOVEMBER

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1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE.

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2. WE HAVE PASSED THE BREAKDOWN IN PARAGRAPH 1 TO HQ B F. WE SHALL HAVE TO AGREE HOW ANY MARGINAL CHANGES IN THE BREAKDOWN TO WHICH YOU REFER ARE TO BE HANDLED WHEN APPLYING THE INFLATOR SINCE WE MUST HAVE AN AGREED FIXED BASE FOR THIS PURPOSE. PRESUMABLY THERE WILL BE A FINAL BREAKDOWN AND FIGURES BY 19767

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3. WE HAD HOPED THAT THE INCLUSION OF A 12 MONTH PERIOD WOULD MEET YOUR POINT REGARDING TIMING OF THE DETAILED EXAMINATION OF COSTS AND COMPLEMENTS. WE READ THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO 896 TO MEAN THAT SUCH AN EXERCISE WAS ACCEPTED BY YOU. THE FORMULA FOR PUBLIC USE WHICH YOU SUGGESTED IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT ONLY AS THE TEETH ARM ELEMENTS CAME DOWN TO THE AGREED LEVEL AND EXPERIENCE WAS GAINED IN OPERATING THE REVISED HEADQUARTERS AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE COULD ITS PRECISE SIZE, COMPOSITION AND COST BE DETERMINED. THIS APPLIES NOT ONLY TO MEDICAL AND EDUCATION FACILITIES, BUT ALSO TO OTHER ELEMENTS OF SUPPORT WHICH MAY BE CAPABLE OF RATIONALISATION, OF SUBSTITUTION OF BRITISH SERVICEMEN BY GURKHAS AND LEPS AND LECS ETC. FOR THIS REASON WE REGARD OUR PARAGRAPH 5(B) AS IMPORTANT AND WISH TO PURSUE IT.

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