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by this move. He has therefore agreed that the CBF should continue to receive, unofficially, all relevant Executive Council memoranda and be invited to attend Executive Council

for discussion. When security matters impinging on his responsibilities (eg

defence lands). He would also like the CBF to continue to attend his weekly meetings with senior officials and to have regular separate meetings with him. We believe that these measures should ensure that the CBF is fully up to speed on major political and other developments in the territory. Day to day contact between HQBF and Hong Kong Government should not be affected.

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We hope that you will agree that in Hong Kong's longer term interests, it is right to take this decision now. We

shall, of cause, want to hawile this with sensition

dear thaw the decision is in absolutely CBF., maken

arteriom of her personally,

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David Gillmore

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