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DEPARTMENT
HKD HILIL10/9
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Top Secret Secret
Confidential
Restricted
Unclassifted
PRIORITY MARKINGS
Flash Immediate
Priority
Routine
}
(Date)...
* Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should
reach addressee(s).
Despatched
16/04
0014
YPHER
PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
En Clair. Code Cypher
Goveelegrong
Kong
No 780
(Date)
And to:-
Repeat to:-
Saving to:--
15/4
[Sec
Security classification -if any
[ Privacy marking
-if any
]
[Codeword-if any].
PRIORITY GOVERNO
Addressed to
telegram ................
And to
SECRET
1577452
GOVERNOR HONG KONG
repeated for information to
Surging d
(date)
Tersonal for Governor from Monson
Your telegrams Nos. 249 and 250
DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION
1. We are studying these telegrams.
Meanwhile,
bearing in mind HMG's considered view that
could reasonably
£8.5 million is the minimum contribution they
(it would be of the greatest help to mey accept,/een you give us any Lif you
give
any
idea of the sort details of counter proposal referred to in
sfor
paragraph 6 of your telegram No. 249.
15
174.
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Distribution
Files, HKD, FED Defence D, FPAD A & TD, CCD, PS PS to PUS, SIR MONSON, SIR S TOMLINSON
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MR WILFORD
MR D A SCOTT
MR ROSE
Copies to:- MR D J J BRACK TREASURY,
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