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be filled in, making for very noisy work next to the HQ BFHK building.

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THE 1993 REVIEW: THE WAY AHEAD

43.

The Secretary briefed the meeting on the proposed outline staffing timetable for the 1993 review. A copy of this timetable is at Annex C.

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ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Intelligence Matters.

a.

DGMSI drew the Committee's attention to changes in the

budgetory arrangements and intelligence requirements placed on JSIS,

which would necessitate amendment to CDS Directive to CBFHK. (JSIS

come under CBF HK's HLB and the emphasis of their collection

requirement was increasingly on local rather than strategic

intelligence. CD1 had agreed that JSIS should come under full command of CBF HK wef 1 April 1992). The Chairman took note and asked his staff to take any action required in conjunction with the

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b. DGMSI said there might be a requirement to attach a military

officer to the British Consulate in Hong Kong after 1997.

The

Chairman said this was a matter that could, if necessary, be

addressed separately in the 1993 Review. Mr Stone undertook to

inform the FCO Department concerned of this possible addition to the

Consulate staff.

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General Comments by CBF.

CBF reiterated that while the outlook did

not look too bad, there was still considerable potential for things to go

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