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presented their bill, and all we know at the
of
moment is that it is likely to be
order of £25,000 in respect of air-
trooping movements todate.
the
We should be grateful if you would
now examine the items listed in the
enclosures to this letter with a view to
agreeing with the local military
authorities which of the items you are
willing to accept as a fair charge against
the Hong Kong Government without further
ado. We had a brief discussion a few
days ago with the Deputy Command
DUC
Secretary from Hong Kong who was by
here for a few days. He is being instructed
by the Ministry of Defence to seek
discussions with the Hong Kong Government
on his return with a view to securing
local settlement of as many of the iteme
as possible. I think you will find him
co-operative, particularly over such
items as that of "medical treatment of
police personnel" which you specifically
mention in your letter. E
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By far the largest single item in
the Army Department's account is that
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We shall of cowse, need
to be told in due courte which items you felt unable to accept togeth's
your
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relating to the border fence. During
his visit to Hong Kong in October
Lord Shephard is on record as having said
that we had taken up with the Treasury the
question of payment for this item. It is
true that we had contemplated taking this
course at the time, but in the event we did
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