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30 JUN 1995
PERSONAL FOR PS/GH
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YOUR TELNOS 1022 and 1023: WITHDRAWAL OF THE GARRISON
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WE ARE HAPPY WITH THE SPEAKING NOTE IN SECOND TUR SAVE FOR ONE POINT OF SUBSTANCE AND TWO OF DETAIL. MINISTERS HAVE NOT YET BEEN CONSULTED ABOUT THE PROPOSAL THAT A ROYAL NAVY TASK FORCE MIGHT BE SENT TO HONG KONG IN 1997. AT PRESENT THE PROPOSAL IS STILL BEING CONSIDERED IN THE MOD. WE DO NOT THEREFORE THINK THAT WE SHOULD TELL THE CHINESE EVEN THAT IT IS PLANNED.
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AS FOR OUR MINOR POINTS, THIS IS NOT OF COURSE THE FIRST MAJOR GARRISON UNIT TO BE WITHDRAWN. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT PARAGRAPH 11 BE AMENDED BY REPLACING QUOTE FIRST UNQUOTE BY QUOTE NEXT UNQUOTE. THE THIRD SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 10, "FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE P5 GROUP" COULD MORE NATURALLY READ QUOTE FELLOW PERMANENT MEMBERS UNQUOTE. YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO WORK AGAIN AT THE LINK BETWEEN THAT SENTENCE AND THE ONE THAT FOLLOWS (QUOTE THIS ADDS TO THE PRESSURES ON THE UK UNQUOTE).
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