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Registry No. HKK 10/9 DEPARTMENT Hong Kong
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Draft Telegram to:- The Governor,
Hong Kong
No.
(Date)
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repeated for information to
Saving to.
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THE GOVERNOR, HONG KONG
(date)
Defence Contribution
Saving to:-
Distribution:-
Copies to:-
R.J. Smith,
We have been unable to reach agreement with
Ministry of Defence and Treasury on the basis of
your offer to try and negotiate with your unofficial
advisers an annual Hong Kong contribution of £71⁄2:
million. Both departments concerned consider that
for the following reasons there is every justification
for increasing this figure.
2. In the course of inter-departmental consultations
that we have had since your return to Hong Kong we
have been informed by Ministry of Defence that there
will be a substantial rise in works costs of garrison
over 5 year period beginning 1971/72. This will
Department of the involve an increase in works expenditure to a total
Environment,
Lambeth Bridge
House, SE1.
Mr. Brack,
Treasury.
of £27 million over the period as compared with the
figure of £19 million given in revised Annex B
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