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1993 REVIEW OF THE HONG KONG GARRISON OUTLINE WITHDRAWAL PLAN : ONE-STAR DRAFT FOR STAFFING

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CDS 7/87 The Hong Kong Garrison Outline Withdrawal Plan, dated 23 Feb 87.

CDS 13/89 - The 1989 Review of the Outline Withdrawal Plan, dated 25 May 89.

CDS 32/91 The 1991 Review of the Outline Withdrawal Plan, dated 31 Dec 91.

D/ACDS(0)/181/34 - Minutes of the Hong Kong Steering Committee Meeting of 18 Feb 93, dated 1 Mar 93.

COSSEC 1042/756 - The Rundown of the Hong Kong Garrison to 1997, dated Feb 93 (NOTAL).

F. D/ACDS (0)/181/51 dated 4 Mar 93 (Desk-level Draft of the 1993

Review).

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The Chiefs of Staff directed at Reference A that the Hong Kong Garrison Outline Withdrawal Plan should be reviewed biennially. As a result, CDS 13/89 was produced in 1989 and CDS

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