TNAG-0756-FCO40-960-Strength-of-UK-armed-forces-stationed-in-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 33

IMMEDIATE

CYPHER CAT A

GRPS 139

FM BRUNET 390813Z

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 062/1

RECEIVE

VAMAE 1978

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

No

PA

16

গ

8 2

.. î

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 56 OF 9 MARCH 1978.

SH YOUR TELNO 41

1. HER MAJESTY'S MESSAGE IS NOW BEING TRANSLATED FOR SIR OMAR'S BENEFIT, AND THE SULTAN AND SIR OMAR WILL BE RECEIVING ME ON SATURDAY EVENING. WE HAVE NOT YET HAD ANYTHING ON OUR TELNO 55 (ENQUIRY ON WHETHER THE SULTAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL ADVISER HAD YET

BEEN APPRISED OF THE/4? WLL THERE IS ANY INFORMATION PLEASE

COULD IT REACH US HERE BY SATURDAY MORNING.

DAVIDSON

[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING STREET]

FILES

SEAD

HK & GD

DEFENCE D

NEWS D

PUSD

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/MR LUARD

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

COPIES TO:

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

CONFIDENTIAL