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10/9
DEPARTMENT Hong Kong
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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En Clair Gode Cypher
Z Draft Telegram to:- Yo You Hang Kong
No.235
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DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION
[B]
MIFT contains text of reply to Unoffici al
Members couched in form of letter from you. It will
need suitable introductory paragraph. Views referred
to in para 1 were set out in para 1 of my telno 143
(your telno 105 refers). Provided you see no
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objection grateful if communication could be sent to
Unofficial Members as soon as possible.
12.
Following additional comments on points raised
by Unofficial Members will, I hope, be of use to you
in your further discussions with them.
3.
Latest published figure for total of UK short
and medium term official debt outstanding (December
1970) is £1,369 million.
14.
I would like you to make it clear to the
Unofficial Members that in agreeing to accept a con-
tribution of £8.5 million HMG took fully into
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