BY
Bep Narch, 1971
the defence
contribution agreement has to be renegotiated, to the new force levels Rinisters
karinę regard hermej
have approved for the Hong Kong garrison after our
Malaysza
withdrawal from Singapore. / Mall
political reasons
in 1971. For
the Govenor is that Thinki it recessary
2
to avoid being faced with
demand" from HMG
for a higher contribution and has suggested exchanges
at- official level
wit
measure of agreement on
a view to arriving at some
an
Offer" from Bee Colony.
We have agreed to this and in our letter of the
qu October (copus attached) have franded him welz facts & Figures
on which to base consideration of his offer. This is only the first vorna in what may well be protracted exchanges at official level.
2.
There will
have been little time for have been studied in Hong Kong.
reactions may be exprened
our letter to Ви реветьтати
and
These can be
to reject the possibility that Hong Kong
expected
Could contribute
cost of forces
The full budgetary cost of
for internal semrity (1.e. $10
plu
78-9
10-11 million per annum
an element of the cast of capital works).
million p.a.
is
Thongsht
to be the maximom
figure that the Gereman's official advisers will
Consider politically possible of If part- negotiations the reduced fiquis will be supported
are any guide