TNAG-2676-FCO40-3873-Hong-Kong-garrison-withdrawal-plan-1993 — Page 162

IS NO MORE THAN SPECULATIVE THINKING ON MY PART AT PRESENT).

4. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON WORK IN HAND HERE. BUT MY MAIN IMPRESSION WAS THAT THE MOD HAVE NOW GOT THE BIT BETWEEN THEIR TEETH IN TERMS OF RUNNING DOWN THE GARRISON. THEY ARE, FOR EXAMPLE, PLANNING TO GO AHEAD SHORTLY WITH A REDUCTION OF 1,000 PEOPLE IN THE SUPPORT AREA, IN ANTICIPATION OF A MOVE BEFORE LONG TO TWO BATTALIONS.

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