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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 754
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD
YOUR TELNO 1061: HONG KONG PATROL CRAFT
1. AS AGREED, THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS HAD A WORD WITH THE DEFENCE SECRETARY. THERE WAS NO TIME TO GO INTO DETAIL, BUT THE DEFENCE SECRETARY AGREED TO LOOK AT THE MATTER. MOD OFFICIALS HAVE, HOWEVER, TOLD US FIRMLY THAT RETENTION OF THE CRAFT AFTER 1992 WILL DEPEND ON HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S WILLINGNESS TO MAKE A REASONABLE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE EXTRA COSTS THAT WILL FALL TO THE MOD. WE UNDERSTAND THAT MOD WOULD BE AMENABLE TO A
SOLUTION INVOLVING THE COSTS OF ANY PART OF THE GARRISON. THIS MEANS THAT THE APPROACH IN PARA 2 OF TUR WOULD BE WORTH LOOKING INTO.
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO WORK UP IDEAS ON THESE LINES, THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE FOR A TEAM FROM HONG KONG TO COME HERE SOON. TIME PRESSURES AT THIS END ARE NOW SEVERE.
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