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at the rate at which the Police can be built up to

replace

the garrison. I t i s this which will provide the background for the planning on the rundown of the garrison, on which we

and the MOD have already begun work. It may be that the right time to go to OD (K) would be when we have been able to

formulate a reasonably comprehensive plan on the time scale of

police reinforcement and the corresponding timetable garrison rundown.

of

AC Galsworthy

17 December 1985

Hong Kong Department

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