TNAG-0756-FCO40-960-Strength-of-UK-armed-forces-stationed-in-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 111

GR 90

GRO

PRIORITY CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 160419Z

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.55 OF 16 JANUARY 78.

HKK Obd/1

JAN 1978

DESK OFF 3

INDEX

No his

PA

Resmi +

17/1

3

YOUR TELNO.12 BRUNEI.

1. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW MOD'S PROPOSALS WITH REGARD TO REINFORCEMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND BEFORE ANY PUBLICITY IS GIVEN TO EVENTS IN BRUNEI,

2. ONCE THE NEWS BREAKS, WE CAN EXPECT SOME PRESS ENQUIRY OF THE EFFECT ON REINFORCEMENTS AND, POSSIBLY, ON THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS GENERALLY o WE SHOULD LIKE GUIDANCE AS TO HOW YOU WOULD WISH ́US TO RESPOND TO ANY SUCH QUESTIONS.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

HROGD (5)

DEF D

PS | LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS / PUS

SIR. A-D UFF

MR CORTAZZI

MR MOBERLY MR MURRAY

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