TNAG-0757-FCO40-961-Strength-of-UK-armed-forces-stationed-in-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 111

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TO ROUTINE MODUK AIR TELNO MISC 128 OF 18 JULY 1978 INFO CFS RAF LEEMING, F C O (DEFENCE DEPT).

ANNUAL CHECKS OF RHKAAF BY STANDARDS UNIT CFS RAF.

1. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER RESUMING ANNUAL CHECKS OF RHKAAF FIXED WING PILOTS BY CFS, A PRACTICE WHICH

LAPSED IN 1974. WITH THE ACQUISITION OF TWO BULLDOG TRAINERS AND THE RESULTANT EXPANSION OF TRAINING WE WISH TO ENSURE MAINTENANCE OF RAF FLYING STANDARDS IN RHKAAF.

2. IF AGREED, WE WOULD SUGGEST RHKAAF CHECK BE FITTEDD IN WITH CCFS

VISITS TO OTHER COUNTRIES IN THIS REGION TO PROVIDE A SHARE COST BASIS FOR CHARGING. UNDERSTAND CFS TEAM STAGING IN HONG KONG OCTOBER/NOVEMBER FOR VISITS MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE AND RHKAAF CHECK

MAY THEN BE CONVENIENT.

3. AS START TO RESUMPTION OF CFS MONITORING GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD APPROVE A FIVE-DAY VISIT TO CFS IN AUGUST FOR FLT LT M WIGHTMAN I/C BASIC FLYING TRAINING RHKAAF, WHO IS ON UK LEAVE, FOR REFRESHER AND POSSIBLE QF1 CATEGORISATION. YOUR EARLY REPLY ON THIS

POINT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

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