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SECRETARY
Commander. M.B.F.Ranken
BY HAND.
25th June 1991.
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STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
His Excellency Sir David C. Wilson KCMG,
Governor of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong Government Office,
6 Grafton Street,
LONDON W1.
Dear für David,
and
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The Hong Kong Patrol Vessel Squadron and Naval Base
The paper herewith was prepared recently in an effort to help you, the FCO others to counter the threatened withdrawal of the three RN patrol vessels and closure of their base next March unless someone other than the MOD pays the costs for the ensuing five years.
Obviously this matter is very delicate, so this paper has gone only to the FCO (via Merrick Baker Bates), No. 10, a small number of senior peers and Michael Mates MP, Chairman of the Defence Committee. For obvious reasons it has not gone to any opposition MPs, at least not so far.
helpful and may assist
may
I hope it is
in countering the MoD's virtual ultimatum for the sake of a very small potential saving, if nothing else goes wrong between now and 1997, a recklessly pious hope.
If
If you think this paper might go anywhere else from me, please let me know. you decide to send it elsewhere, it would probably be prudent to let me know where so that we do not cross wires.
Encs.
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Good Luck!
Yours vincunly
Michael danken.
M.B.F. Ranken.
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