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8. THERE WILL BE MUCH PRESS INTEREST AND SPECULATION OVER THESE CHANGES. ALL MEDIA ENQUIRIES TO UNITS OR INDIVIDUALS ARE TO BE POLITELY BUT FIRMLY REFERRED TO JSPRS FOR ACTION. A PRESS RELEASE AND Q AND A BRIEF WILL FOLLOW THIS SIGNAL BUT THIS IS SOLELY TO ASSIST YOU IN BRIEFING YOUR OWN PERSONNEL. CBF WILL GIVE AN INTERVIEW ON BFBS AT 1810 HRS ON TUE 20 JUL WHICH YR PERSONNEL MAY WISH TO LISTEN TO. BRIG BG WILL GIVE AN INTERVIEW IN GURKHALI ON BFBS AT A TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED AFTER CBFS INTERVIEW
9. DRAWDOWN PLANNING. HQBF WILL NOW URGENTLY STAFF THE OUTLINE PLAN IN ORDER TO PRODUCE A DETAILED DRAWDOWN PLAN. YOU AND YOUR STAFF SHOULD BE PREPARED TO BE CONSULTED AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AT SHORT NOTICE TO ASSIST IN THIS PROCESS
10. FUTURE PLANS 95-97. A NUMBER OF OTHER DECISIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN TAKEN WITH REGARDS TO THE FINAL WITHDRAWAL. IT IS CONFIRMED THAT ACCOMPANIED SERVICE WILL END FOR UKTAP BY AUG 96 AND FOR GURTAM IN NOV 96. A FURTHER PLAN WILL BE PRODUCED TO COVER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WITHDRAWAL DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS
11. IN CONCLUSION, MINISTERS HAVE SET US A DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING TARGET AND I LOOK TO YOU ALL TO ENSURE THAT THIS OBJECTIVE IS ATTAINED WITH THE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY POSSIBLE. WE MUST ALL STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT A LEAN, OPERATIONALLY EFFECTIVE AND ADEQUATELY SUPPORTED GARRISON IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE FINAL 2 YRS OF BRITISH RULE IN HONG KONG
12. THIS INFORMATION MAY BE BRIEFED NOW TO YR IMMEDIATE SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS WITH A VIEW TO ENSUREING THAT A WIDER BRIEFING TO ALL IN YR UNIT CAN BE GIVEN AS THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS BEING MADE. HOWEVER YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT THE WIDER BRIEFING OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS SIGNAL SHOULD NOT OCCUR UNTIL 201100H JUL 93 AND THE INFORMATION IN THIS SIGNAL IS EMBARGOED FM WIDER DISSEMINATION UNTIL THAT TIME
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