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CYPHER CAT A
ROSINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NO. 190.
TO HONG KONG
25 MARCH 1970
(HKK 10/9)
10
SECRET.
FOLLOWING FROM MONSON.
YOUR TEL NO. 162.
DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION.
WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH MOD SINCE RECEIPT OF YOUR LETTER TO ME
OF 2 FEBRUARY, WE DID NOT OF COURSE KNOW PRECISELY WHAT
INFORMATION YOU HAD SOUGHT THROUGH LOCAL MILITARY CHANNELS.
2. MOD HAVE NOW SUPPLIED AMENDED VERSION OF ANNEX B IN WHICH
FIGURES SHOW VERY CONSIDERABLE UPWARD REVISION. IN ADDITION
THEY HOPE TO SUPPLY SHORTLY A BREAKDOWN OF PROPOSED EXPENDITURE
BY BROAD CATEGORIES OF WORK E.G. ON BARRACKS, STORES ETC.
BOTH WILL BE FORWARDED BY BAG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNDER EXPLANATORY
COVERING SAVING DESPATCH.
3. MOD SAY THAT DETAILED PROJECT BREAKDOWN WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE
UNTIL REVISED PROGRAMME HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND AGREED WITH TREASURY,
AND HAVE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOUR
PRELIMINARY REACTION TO MY LETTER OF 9 OCTOBER WITHOUT WAITING FOR
THIS.
4. PERHAPS YOU WOULD LET ME KNOW IN DUE COURSE IF YOU WANT US TO
PRESS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
STEWART
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HONG KONG D. MR. WILFORD SIR L. MONSON
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