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11. OF COURSE, IF HMG UNDERLINE NEXT WORD CAN CONSIDER A LOWER FIGURE IT WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP TO ME TO KNOW IT, SINCE IF THERE IS ANY FLEXIBILITY IN HMG'S POSITION I MUST BE WARNED EARLY OR RISK GRAVE EMBARRASSMENT BY CONTINUING TO PRESS FOR PROPOSAL OF A HIGHER FIGURE ONLY TO FIND THAT A LOWER ONE TURNS OUT TO BE EVENTUALLY
ACCEPTABLE,
12. 1 REGRET THE LENGTH OF THIS TELEGRAM, BUT THE SITUATION IS SUCH THAT I THINK IT BEST THAT I CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU FULLY
INFORMED.
TRENCH
FILES
HONG KONG DEPT
DEFENCE DEPT
FAR EASTERN DEFT
PRIVATE SECRETARY
P.S. TO P.U.S.
MR WILFORD
SIR S TOMLINSON
SIR L MONSON
COFIES TO
MR T J BRACK,H.M.TREASURY.
MIR AF THORPE,R.257, MOD MAIN BUILDING
MR RJ SMITH, D.O.E. LAMBETH BRIDGE HOUSE
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