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CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 689

OF 2917OOZ MARCH 90

CONFIDENTIAL

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL. HKD

(251)

(49)

137227

MDHOAN 6172

нко 340/4

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

2 5 MAY 1990

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY

PA

Action Taken

YOUR TELNO 1090: UK NATIONALITY SCHEME: THE GARRISON

1 YOUR TUR WAS TIMELY.

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MINISTERS HAD AGREED THAT THE DEFENCE SECRETARY SHOULD DISCUSS WITH THE HOME SECRETARY THE TREATMENT OF

OF ANY SPECIALLY SENSITIVE CATEGORIES WITHIN THE GARRISON COMPLEMENT. MOD AND HOME OFFICE OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN EXPLORING WHETHER SOME BROADER PROVISION MIGHT BE MADE FOR THE GARRISON WITHIN THE SSS, ALTHOUGH THE MOD PREFERENCE WAS FOR PROVISION WITHIN THE DSS. YOUR PROPOSAL IS THEREFORE WELCOME TO MOD. WE UNDERSTAND THAT HOME OFFICE OFFICIALS ARE ALSO BROADLY CONTENT. WE TOO SEE NO (NO) OBJECTION.

2. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEFENCE SECRETARY WILL NOW (NOW) WRITE TO OD (K) COLLEAGUES TO SEEK THEIR APPROVAL TO THE INCLUSION OF

LEPS IN THE DSS ON THE SAME BASIS AS OTHER DISCIPLINED SERVICES. ASSUMING THEY AGREE THE EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM. AND IN DUE COURSE THE SCHEME, WILL INCORPORATE A REFERENCE TO THIS EFFECT. WE WILL

KEEP YOU POSTED.

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

24

LIMITED

HKD

PS

ADDITIONAL

3

MR LANGDON, HOME OFFICE (QUEEN ANNE'S GATE)

MR MORRIS, HOME OFFICE (QUEEN ANNE'S GATE)

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DISTRIBUTION

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PS/MR MAUDE

PS/PUS

MR MCLAREN

MRS GRIMSEY, HOME OFFICE (QUEEN ANNE'S GATE)

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