Registry No. HK K 10/9
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Hong Kong Department
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Draft Telegram to:-
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1117552
Addressed to
HONG KONG
telegram ................
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repeated for (information to
Saving ............
Your telno.85.
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Personal for Governor from Monson
DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION
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full this/interim report,
Many thanks for your helpful telegram.
We are
looking urgently into the points raised in your paras
8. 10 and 11.
2.
Now that you have spoken to your unofficials
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Mr Wilford
Sir S Tomlinson
Sir L Monson News Dept.
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there is, I suppose, some danger of public interest in
this subject. Subject to any comments you may have
News Department will be briefed to stick strictly to
the following two points and to say absolutely nothing
unless the matter is raised with them.
Begins: The
present arrangements for a defence contribution expire
at the end of March. We await proposals from the
Governor.
Ends.
3.
Although this is nothing to do with BTC he may as UK Information offres
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/be approached by press or others for comment.
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