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Pacific Power and

a defence partner of the United Kingdon and the United

{tates, should be told of the discussions in general tor138.

So too should Australia and New Zealand who might in

aldition be implicated in any anglo-american defence of

Hong Kong by virtue of their membership of ANZUS,

evidence of Anglo-american defenico co-operation in South

Sast Asia and the Far East would be very welcome to them.

Such

à 167 ski-paragraph (1) might then be added to the old

I

parzðraph 11 (now/12) as follows:-

"The Canadian, ustralian and Haf Zealand Govárnmanta

be kept informed in general terms."

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16 of end of Park Ganded

Sug

Page 194ggested addition at the end of Paragraph (1) of

JP(57)165(1)

"The U.K. representatives should not however raise the matter

of evacuation with the American side, as apparently envisaged

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in line

Governor,

in paragraph 3 of the Secretary's Note on COS(57)131. A Thin

with the Governor of Hory kong's requirements & Hong Kong, has recently asked with emphasis that that should`

not be done, because of the risk of leakage back to Hong Kong

and of damage to local civilian confidence.

If the Americans

raise the subject, however, the following may be said: if

events took such a turn that it became necessary to order a

measure of civilian evacuation, the numbers involved are

estimated to be "X" and the time required to carry out the

operation "y". It should not be revealed in the Group that

_detailed plans exist,"