TNAG-0904-FCO40-1114-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 47

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Mr Murray

CONFIDENTIAL

Hick Bull

RECEIVED IN FLO

2 7 MAR 1979

PA

No

HONG KONG:

REQUEST FOR MILITARY REINFORCEMENT

1. In his letter of 14 March, Mr Dromgoole asks for three

things:

2.

(a)

(b)

(c)

FCO views on the Governor of Hong Kong's request for

d.

immeidate naval reinforcement and possible reinforcement of the garrison at a later stage (Hong Kong telegrams Nos 351-353);

our comments on his internal minute about the financial and other aspects of the request; and

an indication of what we are doing, politically and diplomatically, to deal with the root causes of the current immigration problem.

I attach a draft reply covering these three points. I have consulted Mr Simons about paragraph 8.

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20 March 1979

Copies to:

SEAD

R JT McLaren

Hong Kong and General Department

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Defence Department

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