TNAG-0756-FCO40-960-Strength-of-UK-armed-forces-stationed-in-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 43

GR. 241

IMMEDIATE

CYPHER CAT A

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HKK oba!!...

RALEIV

• MAR 1978

K OFFICER

INDEX

FM BRUNEI 270220Z FEB

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A

PA

RESTRY Action Taken

(49)

TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 43 OF 27 FEBRUARY 1978

RFI ROUTINE JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG.

HONG KONG TELNO 222: BRUNEI ASIA WEEK.

I HAVE NOT SEEN THE ASIA WEEK ARTICLE. SO CAN ONLY COMMENT

THAT HERE AS ELSEWHERE THERE ARE GOSSIP MERCHANTS WHO PURVEY

THEIR OWN GUESSWORK. I BELIEVE HOWEVER THAT THEY RECEIVE NO

COUNTENANCE AT ALL FROM THE SULTAN OR SIR OMAR, WHO HAVE MUCH RESERVE TOWARD THE PRESS, AND REMAIN DEEPLY CONSCIOUS OF THE VALUE OF THE BRITISH CONNECTION AND THE WORTH TO BRUNEI OF THE GURKHA

BATTALION STATIONED HERE.

FCO PASS JAKARTA AND HONG KONG.

DAVIDSON

SEAD

HKGD

DEF D

NEWS D

FILES

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

SIR A.DUFF MR.CORTAZZI

MR.MURRAY

MR.MOBERLY

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/FUS

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