TNAG-2239-FCO40-3218-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Royal-Navy-presence-1991 — Page 35

CODE 18-77

CONFIDENTIAL UK EYES A

Reference.

6. Current state of play. The MOD Options paper is about to be circulated to OPD Ministers. It is not known whether Ministers will accept officials' recommendations. We can live with this reduction, but not with any proposal to abolish the Brigade entirely. The decision will, however, need careful presentation to the Nepalese Government and discharged Gurkhas should be offered a suitably generous redundancy package.

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Miss Stanton, SEAD Ms Coglin, HKD

5 July 1991

Roze Lyke

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RMS Sykes

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CONFIDENTIAL UK EYES A