TNAG-1936-FCO40-2762-Future-of-Hong-Kong-defence-and-public-order-1989 — Page 61

SECRET

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 231

OF 24173OZ JANUARY 89

SECRET

35

020230

MKC 062/1

MDHOAN 3371

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, AKD

DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER: 1987 WITHDRAWAL PLAN:

1.

FIRST REVIEW

I AM TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY ABOUT THE FIRST BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE WITHDRAWAL PLAN FOR THE GARRISON, AND ABOUT CONSULTING EXCO.

2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TELEGRAM IS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE SENDING YOU, WITH MOD'S AGREEMENT, THE FULL TEXT OF THE LATEST CAND VIRTUALLY FINAL) DRAFT OF THIS REVIEW.

THIS IS FOR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLY.

IT SHOULD REACH YOU BY THE BAG ARRIVING IN HONG KONG ON

1 FEBRUARY.

3

AS YOU WILL SEE, THIS REVIEW BREAKS VERY LITTLE NEW GROUND AND I TRUST THAT THE PROCESS OF CONSULTING EXCO WILL BE A STRAIGHTFORWARD ONE. I HOPE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A PAPER TO BE PUT TO EXCO BEFORE CHINESE NEW YEAR AND CONSIDERED AT THE

MEETING ON 14 FEBRUARY. IN ORDER TO MEET MOD'S INTERNAL DEADLINES, IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF FINAL APPROVAL COULD REACH US BY THAT DATE.

HOWE

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ΜΑΙΝ

15

LIMITED

HKD

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DISTRIBUTION

15

MR MCLAREN

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