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ideally the acceptanos by the U. 3. Gorarement of these saawy biona almmila be obtained before we entuais (de arg-mabnuit) on detailed Joist planning en the defense of Bang Reng; and that much glonning mut taze place in the Far East. But neither the Foreign CrTies ner marmnäres slink that ve will musesed in securing that acceptance cáikmat there being a fhdržy frank and full discussion in the Angla/U.3. Garicing virgap of cur positio in Hong Kong and an indiestion of what we ourselves are dang des both the subversive and the military fronts to keep our end vn it mast be remembered that our main objective will, if acepted, sapnsert a considerable stay for the United States d) kaite, Xhey are unlikely to

ce it without a good deal of encourage Tra they may even be unssilline bake it without knowing in adsanze wint joint military plans avall D #

and vùat the timing and osat, sto», will bos a't want to go inte great detail as this stage and that they would,

most, be satisfied with an outline plan ur corcept of defazoNE CAS baala of which they would he prepared to consider acomptance of su

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at the meeting of our U.K.¿regar«tery Borising #arty on the jist Dusenber agreed to put in hand the preparation of to papara - one on the extent capability of the Hong Kong gamison to unintein our position in the fi of the agreed threat without mised taken ansintuc>0} on intelligence, counter-subversion and soutsi Joint Planners to prepare the military papers we should tell the Americans what we could

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