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CONFIDENTIAL COVERING SECRET AND PERSONAL

22 October 1990

Archie Hamilton Esq MP

We must

The Nepalese Prime Minister, Mr Bhattarai, has commented to our Ambassador about the value he places on the Gurkha link, and expressed the hope that the reductions announced by Mr Younger could be made as gradually as possible. be careful to protect this Nepalese goodwill, which would be damaged by speculation about the post-1997 future for the Brigade.

Accordingly, if there is any question of these commitments being reconsidered, I hope you will agree that the issue should be fully examined interdepartmentally, so that due weight can be given to the foreign policy factors involved.

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Mark Lennox-Boyd

PAGAAT

CONFIDENTIAL COVERING SECRET AND PERSONAL